Dan Diamond
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Trump blamed the organization, he said, for not being faster to identify the threat in China, deferring to Chinese experts on how serious the virus was, playing down the risks of, say, the virus spreading by air, and criticizing the United States when the U.S. took measures like cutting down travel from China.
Trump blamed the organization, he said, for not being faster to identify the threat in China, deferring to Chinese experts on how serious the virus was, playing down the risks of, say, the virus spreading by air, and criticizing the United States when the U.S. took measures like cutting down travel from China.
There are some experts saying that this group has been overly bureaucratic, that it has been too favorable to China, and that it needs to undergo some reforms.
There are some experts saying that this group has been overly bureaucratic, that it has been too favorable to China, and that it needs to undergo some reforms.
Now, I've spoken to some of those people, like Ashish Jha, who led the coronavirus response under President Biden, who says he wants changes to the WHO, but he doesn't want the United States to pull out altogether. He thinks that could be catastrophic for WHO and also for global health.
Now, I've spoken to some of those people, like Ashish Jha, who led the coronavirus response under President Biden, who says he wants changes to the WHO, but he doesn't want the United States to pull out altogether. He thinks that could be catastrophic for WHO and also for global health.
I think the WHO would have to either make some notable concessions to Trump, perhaps make a vow of changing the organization in a way that would satisfy him, or the United States would rejoin the organization but give a lot less money than we used to.
I think the WHO would have to either make some notable concessions to Trump, perhaps make a vow of changing the organization in a way that would satisfy him, or the United States would rejoin the organization but give a lot less money than we used to.
Most public health experts are alarmed by this.
Most public health experts are alarmed by this.
The WHO plays a key role in identifying, say, the emergence of viruses abroad. Places that the U.S. isn't monitoring can't necessarily go. The WHO can and can report that up and share with the world an early warning on threats that may be coming.
The WHO plays a key role in identifying, say, the emergence of viruses abroad. Places that the U.S. isn't monitoring can't necessarily go. The WHO can and can report that up and share with the world an early warning on threats that may be coming.
Trump blamed the organization, he said, for not being faster to identify the threat in China, deferring to Chinese experts on how serious the virus was, playing down the risks of, say, the virus spreading by air, and criticizing the United States when the U.S. took measures like cutting down travel from China.
There are some experts saying that this group has been overly bureaucratic, that it has been too favorable to China, and that it needs to undergo some reforms.
Now, I've spoken to some of those people, like Ashish Jha, who led the coronavirus response under President Biden, who says he wants changes to the WHO, but he doesn't want the United States to pull out altogether. He thinks that could be catastrophic for WHO and also for global health.
I think the WHO would have to either make some notable concessions to Trump, perhaps make a vow of changing the organization in a way that would satisfy him, or the United States would rejoin the organization but give a lot less money than we used to.
Most public health experts are alarmed by this.
The WHO plays a key role in identifying, say, the emergence of viruses abroad. Places that the U.S. isn't monitoring can't necessarily go. The WHO can and can report that up and share with the world an early warning on threats that may be coming.