OREANDA-NEWS. The World Health Organization (WHO) is still evaluating the losses caused by the decision of USA to refuse to finance the organization and asks other countries to increase assistance.

This was announced by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference in Geneva. “WHO is reviewing the impact on our work of any withdrawal of US funding and will work with our partners to fill any financial gaps we face and to ensure our work continues uninterrupted,” he said.

According to the WHO chief, the United States has been a long-term and generous partner of the organization and expressed hope that “it will continue to be so.” “We regret the decision of the President of the United States to order a halt in funding to the World Health Organization,” Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.