India, Jan. 27 -- Among a slew of executive orders signed immediately after he took over as the 47th president of the United States of America, Donald Trump also withdrew from the World Health Organization (WHO) largely owing the decision to the UN health body's improper handling of the Covid-19 pandemic that included not sharing timely relevant information, which would have been crucial in managing the disease outbreak locally. Trump also had an issue regarding transparency as he felt that the UN health body wasn't acting transparently.

The move has met with severe criticism, both in his country as well as globally.

Dr Pete Baker, policy fellow and deputy director of Global Health Policy at the Center for Global Development, said, ".It...