WHO chief says reasons US gave for withdrawing ‘untrue’

GENEVA: The head of the UN’s health agency on Saturday pushed back against Washington’s stated reasons for withdrawing from the World Health Organization, dismissing US criticism of the WHO as “untrue.” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that US announcement this week that it had formally withdrawn from the WHO “makes both the US and the world less safe.” And in a post on X, he added: “Unfortunately, the reasons cited for the US decision to withdraw from WHO are untrue.” He insisted: “WHO has always engaged with the US, and all Member States, with full respect for their sovereignty.” US Secreta

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