US Health Officers have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization (WHO), which is immediately effective.
John Nikingasong, a US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sent a memo to senior agency leaders on Sunday night stating that all the agency staff who were immediately supported. Should stop and “wait for further guidance”. .
Experts say the sudden stopping was a surprise and that the Marburg virus and MPOX in Africa would start work to investigate and try to prevent the threats from around the world. It has also been revealed when health officials around the world are overseeing the spread of birds’ flu into American cattle.
The Associated Press saw a copy of Nikingasong’s memo, which states that the stopwork policy applies to all CDC staff that engages with WHO through technical working groups, centers , Advisory Board, Cooperative Agreements or other sources-in personal or virtual “. It also states that CDC staff is not allowed to meet WHO offices.
Donald Trump issued an executive order last week to initiate the withdrawal of the United States, but did not have an immediate effect. Who needs the approval of the Congress to leave and that the United States fulfills its financial responsibilities for this fiscal year. The United States also has to provide one year’s notice.
His administration also told the Federal Health Agencies that at least at the end of the month to prevent most of the communication with the public.
“Which is a major problem with Dr. Jeffrey Clauser, a public health expert at the University of Southern California,” stopped communication and meetings with it. “
“People thought there would be a slow return. He really caught everyone with his pants,” Klossner said, who said he had known someone in the CDC.
He added, “Speaking to who is the bilateral street,” he added, who and US health officials benefit from each other’s skills. Cooperation allows the United States to know about new tests and treatments as well as emerging outbreaks – information.
An American health official, who did not have the authority to talk about the memo and spoke on the condition of anonymity, confirmed the stop.
A WHO spokesman cited questions about the evacuation to US officials.
US Department of Health and Human Services officials did not immediately respond to an email request for comment.
