The US President, Donald Trump has officially announced that the US is terminating has cut ties with the World Health Organization, WHO.
This means the United States of America will suspend all funding to the organization.
He made this known during at a press conference at the White House Rose Garden on Friday, May 29.
Giving reasons for his decision, he said WHO has failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms and he also accused the WHO officials of helping China lie and conceal the seriousness of the ”Wuhan virus”.
In his statement, he said all funds will now be redirected to other global public health needs that need urgent attention.
”Because they have failed to make the requested and greatly needed reforms, we will be today terminating our relationship with the World Health Organization and redirecting those funds to other worldwide and deserving urgent global public health needs. The World needs answers from China on the virus.
China has total control over the World Health Organization despite only paying $40 million per year compared to what the United States has been paying, which is approximately $450 million a year,” he said.
Source: ghgossip.com