WHO Wants US Money Back

Dr Tedros, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, said this week that he still hopes the United States will reconsider its decision to withdraw from the WHO next month.

The US decision, taken by President Trump shortly after returning to office, was rooted in two clear concerns. First, the sheer amount of American taxpayer money flowing into the organization. Second, the WHO’s conduct during Covid, including its closeness to China.

Responding to questions about the withdrawal, Tedros argued that global health security depends on continued US involvement, claiming:

“There are things you can get only at the WHO and nowhere else. These issues are health security issues, and that’s why we were asking the U.S. to reconsider, because the world can only be secure if we are all in the same platform.”

If the United States were ever to consider rejoining, it should only be on clear and firm conditions:

1. A WHO that is genuinely led by its member states, with no funding from private organizations or billionaires, and no more influence from NGOs
2. An end to left wing campaigning on issues like net zero, immigration, transgenderism and sex education
3. A halt to lobbying efforts, including pressuring governments to impose tax increases
4. Respect for national sovereignty, including repeal of the Pandemic Treaty and the International Health Regulations (IHR) amendments
5. A full reckoning with the WHO’s failures during Covid, including its praise of China and dismissal of legitimate questions

If these changes do not happen, then the answer is not to pour more money into a broken system. A new international health organization should be created, one that focuses on disease, respects the sovereignty of nation state democracies, and earns public trust by protecting people’s rights and freedoms.