Donald Trump may be threatening to defund the World Health Organization, the United Nations agency he accuses of “severely mismanaging” the coronavirus epidemic.
“Almost every major outbreak has seen the United States step up and lead, and we’re seeing exactly the opposite with President Trump,” said Lawrence O. Gostin, director of the WHO Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University. Trump’s broader retrenchment from a sense of “global mission and interconnectedness with the rest of the world” has trickled down to the CDC, said Helene Gayle, a philanthropy executive and 20-year veteran of the agency who played an influential role in its fight against HIV/AIDS.
“We’d be in a much better place if CDC was free to do what it does best: figure out how the infection is spreading and how best to reduce the spread, through technical guidance, partnerships, and tools,” he said. When it came to the coronavirus crisis, however, the U.S. was far less generous. Washington snubbed the WHO’s urgent appeal for more funding in February, with Trump asking for $2.5 billion from Congress, none of which appeared to be going to the WHO. Eventually, it coughed up a meager $15 million, compared to over $47 million from Japan and $28 million from Germany.
Likewise, France didn’t promise any extra cash. Rather, a spokesperson for the government said they regretted Trump’s decision and that the French government “hope very much that things will go back to normal swiftly.”
A click bait story with no facts on how he 'gutted' the CDC. Circular file.
So China has to step up?! You should step up since You unleashed this virus on the world! China Lied... People Died!
Such tiny hands...
Hahah do the research yahoo