May 2025: TRUMP PRESIDENCY Argentina, HHS announce plans to create WHO alternative after leaving organization

Argentina, HHS announce plans to create WHO alternative after leaving organization
"Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his Argentine counterpart on Tuesday announced the United States and Argentina are creating an “alternative international health system” to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The announcement comes as both countries prepare to leave the global health alliance, and after the WHO adopted the first ever pandemic treaty, which says its aim is to help the world better respond to future health crises.
Kennedy and Argentine Minister of Health Mario Lugones blasted the organization in a joint statement, claiming it failed to keep the trust of the global public, and accused it of failing to be transparent on critical information that left "devastating global consequences."
The health leaders said the two countries plan to use "gold-standard science" to urgently address real health threats, and encouraged other countries to join the new alliance.
"Under President Donald J. Trump, the United States is restoring a sovereign, results-driven approach—putting people above politics," the pair said. "Argentina, likewise, supports public health systems rooted in autonomy, transparency, innovation, and scientific rigor. We can no longer support a system that fails to protect our people or deliver on its mandate. " 

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