(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The international community criticizes the US for "withdrawing from the group" and supporting the WHO
China News Agency, Beijing, May 31, comprehensive news: In response to the United States ’announcement to end its relationship with WHO, multinational leaders, medical experts, and the world ’s top medical journals have expressed criticism and doubts and reiterated their support for WHO.
On May 29th local time, US President Trump announced that because the WHO "refuses to implement the reforms requested by the US", the United States will terminate its relationship with WHO and redeploy the dues paid to WHO elsewhere .
Data map: European Commission President Von Delaine.
European Commission President Von Delaine and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Borelli issued a joint statement on the afternoon of the 30th, reaffirming the EU ’s support for WHO ’s leadership of the international community in fighting the epidemic, and urging the United States to reconsider its termination of its relationship with WHO Decide. The statement also emphasized that in the face of global threats, we must enhance the level of cooperation and seek common solutions. All acts of weakening the results of international cooperation must be avoided.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Zaharova said on the 29th that when the world needs the most unity in the face of the epidemic, the United States has destroyed the legal foundation of world medical and health cooperation. The poor performance of the US health care system in this epidemic made the United States unqualified to talk about their leadership in the health field.
Irish Health Minister Simon Harris posted on social media on the 29th that the US decision was a "bad decision." The world now needs multilateralism more than ever. In the fight against the virus, the world needs to respond together. Countries should strengthen unity and not attack each other.
German Federal Minister of Health Spence posted on social media on the 30th in English, German and French, accusing Trump of the move "a disappointing setback for international health policy." On the same day, German Foreign Minister Maas also tweeted that Trump's decision to terminate cooperation with WHO was a "wrong signal released at the wrong time." The New Crown Epidemic is the first crisis of this century that truly affects all parts of the world. To overcome this crisis, global cooperation is needed.
On May 18, the 73rd World Health Assembly held an opening ceremony in the form of a video conference. The picture shows the address of the WHO Director-General Tan Desai taken in Berlin, Germany. China News Service reporter Peng Dawei
The Belgian government issued a communiqué on the 30th to reiterate its support for the World Health Organization. The communiqué said, “In the face of the (new crown) epidemic, WHO has played a vital role in international coordination. WHO has stopped the virus through measures such as distributing medical supplies, deploying rapid response teams, and providing advice to the public. Spread. ”The communique said,“ The current new crown epidemic shows that the virus affects all people around the world. Therefore, global health is a shared responsibility, and every Member State must bear responsibility for it. ”
Italian Health Minister Speranza said on social media on the 30th local time that the consequences of the US severing relations with WHO are serious. He emphasized that what is needed now is a stronger World Health Organization after reforms, not a weakened WHO. To this end he called on the EU to work together to repair this crack.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Musavi posted on social media on the 30th local time that the United States terminated its relationship with WHO, which is a new chapter in its series of "retreat". After violating its promises to its people, this irresponsible regime (the United States) has been looking for scapegoats to cover up its collapse, but shirking responsibility cannot deceive the world.
Richard Houghton, editor-in-chief of The Lancet of the British Medical Journal, believes that the United States decided to withdraw from the WHO at this time "both crazy and frightening." He believes that all leaders must call on the international community to reunite and jointly support multilateral cooperation. Horton said that although "The Lancet" is not a government department, it will provide 100% support to WHO at this critical moment. The Lancet promises to cooperate with WHO to use the best science and technology to control and end this epidemic.
The world's top journal "Nature" pointed out that at present, the international community needs to coordinate and cooperate to fight the new coronary pneumonia epidemic. Trump's "broken relations" with the WHO is not the right time. Citing health policy experts, the magazine pointed out that Trump's decision may lead to the recurrence of many diseases worldwide, and the information flow of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic will also be blocked. More importantly, global cooperation in the scientific field will be affected, and the United States may also lose its influence on global health initiatives-including the development and distribution of new coronary pneumonia drugs and vaccines. (Finish)