President Donald Trump has decided to stop all funding for the World Health Organization, saying the group has put “political correctness over lifesaving measures.”
According to Fox News, Trump said the U.S. will lead a 60-to-90 day investigation into allegations that WHO downplayed coronavirus and how the organization uses funding.
WHO is accused of downplaying the virus when it emerged in China. Trump said WHO caused “so much death” by “severely mismanaging and covering up” the spread of the virus.
The U.S. is WHO’s largest backer with about $500 million given to the organization each year.
“This funding would be unaffected because the decision to pull funding would only apply going forward,” said Brett Schaefer, senior research fellow in international regulatory affairs at the Heritage Foundation. “Nonetheless, suspending funding immediately would represent a big cut to WHO funds right when developing countries, which depend far more on international assistance to address health issues, are being impacted by COVID-19.
“Although the U.S. is providing significant assistance through other channels, withholding funding to WHO could negatively impact the COVID-19 response in these countries.”
An internal report obtained by the Associated Press last year found that in 2018, the organization spent more on travel expenses than to combat problems in public…
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