(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) The United States' "retreat" was criticized by many parties and the 18 countries jointly voiced their support for the WHO

  China News Agency, Beijing, July 13 (Xinhua)-Comprehensive news: The US government's initiation of withdrawal from the WHO program has continued to be criticized by various sectors of the American society and the international community. Many people in the US medical community, diplomatic community, and others believe that the US move "harms others and harms itself" and undermines international public health cooperation. Eighteen countries, including Germany, France, and Spain, also issued a joint statement to strongly support WHO’s role.

  US media reports pointed out that the US government's "retreat" behavior triggered a strong reaction to government critics. The critics’ remarks mainly focused on two aspects. One is that once the United States withdraws from WHO, it cannot enter the global sharing system of the organization’s epidemic data and vaccine information, which will weaken the United States’ ability to respond to similar epidemic situations thereafter; The international influence and leadership of the United States will therefore be greatly affected.

  According to the National Broadcasting Corporation, Boliki, the director of the Global Health Program of the American Diplomatic Society, believes that the world is doing its best to combat the new 100-year-old epidemic pneumonia, and WHO's role in this process cannot be replaced. The withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization at this time not only puts the American people at risk but also undermines global anti-epidemic cooperation.

  A few days ago, 750 US public health, international law, and international relations experts sent a joint letter to both houses of Congress, opposing the United States’ withdrawal from the WHO and calling on Congress to take related actions. They said in the letter that when the global epidemic spreads, the termination of relations with WHO is a "dangerous move" for global public health and the national interest of the United States. The American Medical Association, the Pediatrics Society, the Family Physicians Association and other societies have also issued joint statements criticizing the US government’s withdrawal from WHO.

  Richard Houghton, editor-in-chief of the world-renowned medical journal "The Lancet", bluntly stated on social media that the United States officially notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from WHO as "atrocities against people all over the world."

  According to another report by Effie News Agency, 18 European and Latin American government officials recently issued a statement in support of WHO's coordinating role in the international fight against the new crown epidemic. Report analysis pointed out that this statement can be regarded as a proof that these countries do not agree with the unilateralism adopted by the US government.

  These 18 countries include 9 European countries including Germany, Croatia, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia and Sweden, as well as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru and Dominica Of nine Latin American countries.

  The representatives of the 18 countries generally believed that WHO played a key role in the global collaborative fight against the epidemic. Cooperation and solidarity are at the core of responding to the epidemic. The 18 countries jointly support WHO in carrying out coordinated actions, conducting a "fair, independent and comprehensive assessment", summarizing the experience and lessons of the international community in responding to the epidemic.

  According to reports, these countries are committed to working hard to solve the shortage of basic medical supplies, and to facilitate the circulation of equipment and products needed to prevent and treat this disease. They also emphasized that vaccines that may be available in the future should be regarded as global public goods to ensure that everyone can get them. (Finish)