Argentina to withdraw from WHO after Trump exit, citing 'deep differences'
(VOVWORLD) - Argentina will pull out of the World Health Organization (WHO), a presidential spokesperson said on Wednesday, following US President Donald Trump's executive order last month to pull the United States out of the global health group.
 A view shows The World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 28, 2025. (REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo) |
President Javier Milei ordered Argentina's withdrawal because of "deep differences" regarding the WHO's management of health issues, notably the COVID-19 pandemic, presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni said, citing Argentina's months-long lockdown under the previous leftist government.
Adorni also cited a "a lack of independence from the political influence of other states."
Trump similarly claimed the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises, and that it required "unfairly onerous" payments from the United States, its biggest funder.