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Trump Halts WHO Funding Amidst Criticism of His Own Coronavirus Response

Trump Halts WHO Funding Amidst Criticism of His Own Coronavirus Response

In a move roundly decried by public health experts, President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he would halt U.S. funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) as his administration investigates the international body’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Trump claimed the agency trusted the information coming out of China in the early days of the outbreak […]

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    2 Billion People Drink Contaminated Water, Says WHO

    2 Billion People Drink Contaminated Water, Says WHO

    The World Health Organization urges cleaner sanitation practices after new data reveals that at least two billion people do not have access to clean water. The drinking water that is causing nearly 500,000 deaths a year is contaminated with feces, causing cholera, dysentery, intestinal worms, schistosomiasis and trachoma, typhoid and polio. The most serious threats […]

    92% of World’s Population Breathes Toxic Air

    92% of World’s Population Breathes Toxic Air

    By Nadia Prupis More than 90 percent of people on the planet live in places where air pollution levels are dangerously high, and millions of people are dying as a result of the exposure, according to new research from the World Health Organization (WHO) released Tuesday. A polluted Christmas Day at Anyang Normal University, China.V.T. […]