Argentina announces withdrawal from World Health Organization

The government of Argentina announced its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. "Argentines are not going to allow an international organization to intervene in the sovereignty, much less in health sector," the presidential spokesperson said.

"It should be clarified that Argentina does not receive financing from the WHO for health management, therefore, this measure, as some have said, at least on social networks, does not represent a loss of funds for the country, nor does it affect the quality of services," the spokesperson added. 

The spokesperson said he did not know when asked about the possibility of the South American country adopting similar measures concerning other international organizations, but he stressed that "the president is very categorical regarding making Argentina freer."