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Nonilex
Nonilex
@Nonilex@masto.ai  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

The #US has finalized its withdrawal from the #WorldHealthOrganization, one year after #Trump announced the US was ending its 78-yr-old commitment….

But it’s hardly a clean break.

The US owes >$130 million to the global #health agency, according to #WHO. And Trump admin officials acknowledge that they haven’t finished working out some issues, such as lost access to data from other countries that could give America an early warning of a new #pandemic.

#PublicHealth #law
https://apnews.com/article/world-health-organization-trump-b6e0be566c7db9aece0334e987d516f1

AP News

US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

The U.S. has finalized its withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Federal officials announced the completion Thursday.
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Jeffandthekid
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@TENET_CDN@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 hours ago

@Nonilex Trump is, to use a vacination metaphor, a prick!

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Nonilex
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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

The withdrawal will hurt the global response to new #outbreaks & will hobble the ability of #US #scientists & #pharmaceutical companies to develop #vaccines & #medicines against new threats, said Lawrence Gostin, a #PublicHealth #law expert at Georgetown University.

The #WHO is the #UnitedNations’ specialized #health agency & is mandated to coordinate the response to global health threats.

#Trump #idiocracy

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Nonilex
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@Nonilex@masto.ai replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

#WHO also provides technical assistance to poorer countries; helps distribute scarce #vaccines, supplies & treatments; & sets guidelines for hundreds of #health conditions, including mental health & cancer.

Nearly every country in the world is a member.

#PublicHealth #law #Trump #idiocracy

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