6th February 2025, NewsOrient, World News, Health

Following the example of Donald Trump-led United States of America (USA), Argentina has quit World Health Organisation (WHO).

The country said WHO had “promoted endless quarantines without scientific basis” as the world battled the Covid-19 pandemic, which claimed millions of lives.”

A report in Channels Television said “Argentina said Wednesday it will pull out of the World Health Organisation, following in the footsteps of the United States and citing similar complaints over the UN body’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic.”

President Javier Milei’s spokesman announced the decision two weeks after President Donald Trump, an ideological ally and hero of the Argentine leader, announced Washington’s planned exit from the agency.

Milei’s decision was based on “deep differences regarding health management, especially during the pandemic,” spokesman Manuel Adorni told reporters.

He added: “Argentina would not “allow an international body to interfere in our sovereignty.”

He cited the “longest lockdown in the history of humanity” and “a lack of independence (at the WHO) in the face of the political influence of some states,” without naming names.

Adorni insisted the measure gave Argentina “greater flexibility to implement policies adapted to the context” locally, while ensuring “greater availability of resources.”

WHO data shows Argentina contributed some $8.75 million in membership fees to the organization across 2022 and 2023 — 0.11 percent of the total budget.

It is slated to contribute $8.25 million for the two-year 2024/25 cycle.

The vast majority of the United Nations health agency’s budget comes from voluntary contributions, however, and Argentina has made none in recent years.”

Photo Credit: Reuters

~ NewsOrient

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