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World Health Organisation Decries U.S Suspension Of Fund

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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a daily press briefing on COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquaters on February 28, 2020, in Geneva. - The UN health agency on February 28, 2020, upgraded the global risk from the new coronavirus to its highest level, saying the continued increase in cases and countries affected was "clearly of concern". The number of new coronavirus cases in the world rose to 83,853, including 2,873 deaths, across 56 countries and territories by 1300 GMT on February 28, 2020, according to a report gathered by AFP from official sources. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP)

The authorities of the World Health Organisation (WHO) have on Wednesday decried the United States of America’s suspension of its fund for the global health body.

that he regretted President Trump’s decision to pull funding for the organisation but called on world unity to fight the new coronavirus pandemic.

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“The U.S. has been a long-standing and generous friend of the WHO and we hope it will continue to be so,” WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus told a news conference.

“We regret the decision of the President of the U.S to order a halt in the funding to the WHO.”

WHO was still assessing the impact and would “try to fill any gaps with partners”, Tedros said.

But now was the time for the world to be united in its common struggle against the outbreak, which he described as a “dangerous enemy.”

(NAN)

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