FILE PHOTO: U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives at Argentina’s Ministry of Health to meet with Health Minister Mario Lugones in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 26, 2025. REUTERS/Pedro Lazaro Fernandez/File Photo
(Reuters) -U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Argentine Minister of Health Mario Lugones slammed the World Health Organization as their countries affirmed exits from the group in a joint statement on Tuesday.
Kennedy and Lugones criticized WHO's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it showed "structural and operational shortcomings that undermined global trust and highlighted the urgent need for independent, science-based leadership in global health."
