US weighs $2B-a-year plan to duplicate WHO’s health surveillance
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After leaving the WHO, the Trump administration is weighing a domestic, $2 billion-a-year plan to recreate the global disease surveillance and outbreak-response functions the U.S. formerly accessed through the WHO, arguing it would be cheaper and keep these capabilities under U.S. control.
Topics:top-news#disease-outbreaks#health#infectious-diseases#public-health#us-department-of-health-and-human-services#world-health-organization
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