WHO and US discuss cooperating on Ebola threat
PTI, Jun 11, 2020, 7:58 AM IST
Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization says he and US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar have discussed cooperation in responding to a new Ebola outbreak in Congo even as the Trump administration has announced plans to pull the United States out of the UN health agency.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday he had a “very good discussion” with Azar last week and the American official “assured me of US continued commitment” to support the fight against Ebola.
The hopes for continued cooperation between the US and the WHO come in the wake of President Donald Trump’s repeated criticism of the health agency over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak. notably its alleged “China-centric” stance. The outbreak first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
Late last month, Trump said he was “terminating” the US relationship with the WHO.
Tedros’ comments to reporters in Geneva suggested the joint work was continuing.
He said, “We have discussed with Secretary Azar to cooperate in helping DRC, but … we’re not receiving funding directly from the U.S.” Tedros added: “But I have said it many times: I think in our relationship with the U.S., it’s not about the money.”
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