Donald Trump “does have a point” about the need to change the World Health Organization, said German Health Minister Jens Spahn, but he urged the U.S. not to leave the body and to wait until after the coronavirus crisis to consider reforms.
Last week, the U.S. president threatened to end funding to the WHO and pull out of it altogether, unless it could demonstrate its independence from China.
Without mentioning China, Spahn told the Financial Times that the U.S. “does have a point — the WHO needs to reform its governance and accountability.”
“We need to figure out exactly where the money goes,” he added.
But Spahn said now was not the right time to undermine the global health body. “In the middle of a crisis, when youre putting out fires, you cant talk about reforming the fire brigade,” Spahn said. “First, we have to dealRead More – Source
Donald Trump “does have a point” about the need to change the World Health Organization, said German Health Minister Jens Spahn, but he urged the U.S. not to leave the body and to wait until after the coronavirus crisis to consider reforms.
Last week, the U.S. president threatened to end funding to the WHO and pull out of it altogether, unless it could demonstrate its independence from China.
Without mentioning China, Spahn told the Financial Times that the U.S. “does have a point — the WHO needs to reform its governance and accountability.”
“We need to figure out exactly where the money goes,” he added.
But Spahn said now was not the right time to undermine the global health body. “In the middle of a crisis, when youre putting out fires, you cant talk about reforming the fire brigade,” Spahn said. “First, we have to dealRead More – Source
