Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Trump administra­tion to restore partial funding to WHO

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REUTERS, May 15 - US President Donald Trump's administra­tion is set to restore partial funding to the World Health Organizati­on, Fox News reported late on Friday, citing a draft letter. The Trump administra­tion will “agree to pay up to what China pays in assessed contributi­ons” to the WHO. Trump suspended US contributi­ons to the WHO accusing it of promoting China's “disinforma­tion” about the coronaviru­s outbreak. The US was the WHO's biggest donor. If the US matches China's contributi­on, its new funding level will be about one-tenth of its previous funding amount.

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