China’s foreign ministry issued a stark statement on Tuesday urging the international community to strengthen the WHO, not weaken it. It was her answer to U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that the United States would withdraw from the agency, thus setting into motion globe-encircling discussions about the future of international health governance.
Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun further underscored the importance of global cooperation in all efforts to address health challenges and reiterated commitment to China’s support for WHO’s critical role in global crises. China’s stance indicates that there should be still cooperation to ensure a well-coordinated global response to health issues.
“The role of the WHO should only be strengthened, not weakened,” foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said. “China will, as always, support the WHO in fulfilling its responsibilities… and work towards building a shared community of health for humanity” he added.
US Exit from WHO
The decision by the United States to pull out from the World Health Organization has indeed made it extremely imperative that some would look in future towards globalization regarding health policy issues. First proposed by US President Donald Trump, this measure alleged that the organization mismanaged and had poor preparation strategies when initially confronting the new Covid-19 situation.To argue that withdrawing will reduce global collaborative endeavors that threaten solutions for universal issues.
The United States’ exit, stripping these institutions of the much-needed funds, has initiated debates around the world regarding international institutions’ place in addressing health crises and what role nations could play to maintain public health security in the future.