The US opposes plans to strengthen World Health Organisation

BRUSSELS: The World Health Organisation 's top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent, four officials involved in the talks said, raising doubts about the Biden administration's long-term support for the UN agency. The proposal, made by the WHO's working group on sustainable financing, would increase each member state's standing annual contribution, according to a WHO document published online and dated January 4. The plan is part of a wider reform process galvanized by the COVID-19 pandemic , which has highlighted the limitations of the WHO's power to intervene early in a crisis. But the US government…