{"id":218292,"date":"2024-12-24T19:41:51","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T17:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=218292"},"modified":"2024-12-24T19:41:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T17:41:51","slug":"big-pharma-influence-corruption-and-rape-allegations-the-hidden-scandals-of-the-whos-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabtelegraph.com\/?p=218292","title":{"rendered":"Big Pharma Influence, Corruption and Rape Allegations: The Hidden Scandals of the WHO&#8217;s History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article__header\">\n<div class=\"article__announce-text\" dir=\"ltr\">US president-elect Donald Trump plans to withdraw from the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the first day of his second term.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__body\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">That follows Trump\u2019s 2020 decision to leave over unproven claims of Chinese control and his\u00a0blaming of China\u00a0for the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article__block\" data-type=\"text\">\n<div class=\"article__text\">The move could save $850 million in annual contributions. 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That follows Trump\u2019s 2020 decision to leave over unproven claims of Chinese control and his\u00a0blaming of China\u00a0for the COVID-19 pandemic. The move could save $850 million in annual contributions. 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