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.
tens of millions of people died, bad, because the WHO ran cover for China. “biting the hand that feeds them” absolute buffoonery
You, just prior to this, correctly pointed out that it was China’s fault. You just seem mad because the WHO didn’t tweet at 3AM like Trump would and start blaming China. That’s not their goal (the WHO is not a judiciary body) and would have been entirely ineffective and likely counter-productive.