WHO chief asks for pressure on Washington to reconsider withdrawal

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, the director general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), speaks to the media during a press conference (PA)

The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief has asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the UN health agency.

Countries also pressed WHO at a key budget meeting about how it might cope with the exit of its biggest donor, according to internal meeting materials obtained by The Associated Press.