The head of the UN's health agency, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Saturday (January 24, 2026) pushed back against Washington's stated reasons for withdrawing from the World Health Organization, dismissing U.S. criticism of the WHO as "untrue". And in a post on X, he added: "Unfortunately, the reasons cited for the U.S. decision to withdraw from WHO are untrue." He insisted: "WHO has always engaged with the U.S., and all Member States, with full respect for their sovereignty." "As we do with every Member State, WHO has always sought to engage with the United States in good faith." "We hope the U.S. will return to active participation in WHO in the future," Mr. Tedros said Saturday (January 24, 2026).

Source: The Hindu January 25, 2026 06:59 UTC