US withdrawal from WHO will harm people's health, scientific prowess: Harvard Global Health Director

Washington DC, June 30 -- : The Donald Trump administration's decision to terminate the United States' membership from the World Health Organisation (WHO) will harm not only the health of people around the globe, but also the American leadership as well as scientific prowess, said Dr Ashish K Jha, Director of the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) on Tuesday.

Jha, in an address to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, said that the US' withdrawal from the WHO "will harm not only the health of people around the world, but also US leadership and scientific prowess, and ultimately...will harm the health of the people at a time when Americans are getting sick and dying at an unprecedent rate."

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