Mike Pompeo says US may never restore World Health Organisation funds
The WHO has denied the Trump administration's charges and China insists it has been transparent and open in Covid-19 pandemic
23 April 2020 - 19:43
Washington — US secretary of state Mike Pompeo said on Thursday a fundamental reform of the World Health Organisation was needed following its handling of the coronavirus pandemic and that the US, the WHO's biggest donor, may never restore funding to the UN body.
As Pompeo launched fresh attacks on the UN body on Wednesday, Democrats in the US House of Representatives accused the Trump administration of trying to "scapegoat" the WHO to distract from its handling of the coronavirus outbreak...
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