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Trump’s second term threatens US leadership on global health
The well-being of billions could be hit if the administration cuts funding and spurns scientific best practice.
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US President-elect Donald Trump with his pick for health and human services secretary, Mr Robert F. Kennedy Jr, who is a prominent anti-vaccine campaigner.
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Hannah Kuchler, David Pilling and Michael Peel in London
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LONDON - Donald Trump’s return to the US presidency threatens to shake up and, in some cases, undermine Washington’s commitments to global efforts to improve public health, according to multiple organisations and officials.
The plans by Trump’s transition team to again trigger a withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO)
