Political scrutiny of the WHO

The World

This week, the Trump administration threatened to pull funding from the World Health Organization, accusing it of being too “China-centric.” The WHO has cautioned against politicizing this global crisis. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World’s Elana Gordon about growing political criticism of the WHO, and the important role the agency has in managing the global response. 

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