Donald Trump has announced a suspension of US funding to the WHO

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the WHO. Source: AAP

United States President Donald Trump will pull funding from the World Health Organization after criticising its coronavirus response but Australia will not follow suit.


Donald Trump halts funding to World Health Organization over handling of coronavirus outbreak.

However, federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg on Wednesday said Australia would not do the same, despite publicly condemning the World Health Organization over Chinese wet markets in recent days. 

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