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The United States, the World Health Organization’s top donor, is opposing 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 by the WHO working group on sustainable funding would increase each member state’s permanent annual contribution, according to a document published online and on January 4 by the WHO. The plan is part of a broader reform process triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has exposed the limits of the WHO’s power to intervene early in the crisis. Read more: Don’t...
