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US Health secretary brands WHO bloated and moribund

# US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. branded the World Health Organisation bloated and moribund, and urged other countries to consider joining them in creating new institutions instead. In a video message to the World Health Assembly, the WHO’s decision-making body, Kennedy said the UN agency was under undue influence from China, gender ideology and the pharmaceutical industry. Upon returning to office in January, US President Donald Trump started the one-year process for leaving the WHO. The US has been the WHO’s largest donor and its departure has left it reeling financially.