WHO freezes hiring, restricts travel after US withdrawal – POLITICO
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Summary

The World Health Organization (WHO) is freezing recruitment, restricting travel, and cutting expenses following the U.S. withdrawal, its largest funding source.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned staff of worsening financial pressures and announced measures such as limiting technical missions, virtual-only meetings, renegotiating contracts, and halting office refurbishments.

Critics, like global health consultant Fifa Rahman, say the U.S. move harms global health preparedness.

Italy’s Deputy PM Matteo Salvini has also proposed withdrawing from the WHO, though Italy’s Prime Minister has not taken a stance.

  • wewbullEnglish
    415·
    3 days ago

    The WHO squandered multiple opportunities to investigate and understand COVID better because it was afraid of “biting the hand that feeds it”. It lost it’s independence in the exact situation it needs to be independent. Money bought a blind eye. That’s called corruption.

    Now, that doesn’t mean Trumps corrupt arse is withdrawing from WHO for the right reasons, but it’s perfectly reasonable to be critical of the WHO after COVID

    • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      131·
      3 days ago

      What opportunities? What authority do you think the WHO has that doesn’t come from UN member states of which China is a major player?

      WHO: Hi China - we would like to access your facilities and study a possible new virus.

China: No.

WHO: ....

      What do you imagine the WHO does now?

      • wewbullEnglish
        15·
        2 days ago

        So your argument against me saying their investigation was bought is to tell me that they’re just powerless and perfunctory?

        Fine, I’ll let you win that one.

        • atzanteol@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          What do you expect? They have all of the power the UN gives them. They don’t exist to enforce anything but to coordinate efforts between states. It’s the WHO not the NWO.

          But answer my question, China says “no” - what do you, as head of the WHO, do next? What is it you think they can do?