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/

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/