WHO chief brushes off resignation calls and appeals for US aid

President Donald Trump last week announced a temporary halt to US funding for the UN agency.

The head of the World Health Organisation hopes the United States will reconsider its freeze in funding for his agency and vowed to keep working on “saving lives”.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he hopes the US believes the agency is “an important investment, not just to help others, but for the US to stay safe” amid the pandemic.