Reinventing the wheel — badly

After leaving the #WHO, #Trump officials propose a replacement 3 times more expensive to duplicate it
#HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the #US accessed through the #WorldHealthOrganization at a fraction of the #cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #policy #GovernmentSpending #PublicHealth #health #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/02/19/alternative-world-health-organization-proposal/

While #Trump accused the #WHO of demanding “unfairly onerous payments,” the alternative his administration is considering carries a price tag about three times what the #US contributed annually to the #UN #health agency. The US would build on bilateral agreements with countries & expand the presence of its health agencies to dozens of additional nations [starting from scratch], the officials said.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #policy #GovernmentSpending #PublicHealth #USpol

The effort to build a #US run alternative would re-create systems such as laboratories, data-sharing networks & rapid-response systems the US abandoned when it announced its withdrawal from the #WHO last year & dismantled the US Agency for International Development [ #USAID], according to the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share internal deliberations.

#Trump #idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #policy #GovernmentSpending #PublicHealth #health #USpol

After pulling out of the #WorldHealthOrganization, the #Trump administration is proposing spending $2 billion a year to replicate the #global #disease surveillance & outbreak functions the #UnitedStates helped build & accessed at a fraction of the #cost, according to 3 administration officials briefed on the proposal.
#idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #policy #GovernmentSpending #PublicHealth #health #WHO #USpol

Reinventing the wheel — badly

After leaving the #WHO, #Trump officials propose a replacement 3 times more expensive to duplicate it
#HHS proposes spending $2 billion a year to re-create systems the #US accessed through the #WorldHealthOrganization at a fraction of the #cost, according to officials briefed on the matter.

#idiocracy #kakistocracy #law #policy #GovernmentSpending #PublicHealth #health #USpol
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/02/19/alternative-world-health-organization-proposal/

Deadly Aegean Sea Collision Raises Questions About Greek Coast Guard Operations

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/deadly-aegean-sea-collision-raises-questions-about-greek-coast-guard-operations/

History continues to repeat as collision between a Greek Coast Guard vessel and an inflatable boat carrying three dozen migrants leves 15 migrants dead.

#Migrants #Greece #CoastGuard #RepeatCollisions #Murder #Policy

Deadly Aegean Sea Collision Raises Questions About Greek Coast Guard Operations

https://unicornriot.ninja/2026/deadly-aegean-sea-collision-raises-questions-about-greek-coast-guard-operations/

History continues to repeat as collision between a Greek Coast Guard vessel and an inflatable boat carrying three dozen migrants leves 15 migrants dead.

#Migrants #Greece #CoastGuard #RepeatCollisions #Murder #Policy