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Argentina follows Trump’s lead and withdraws from the WHO

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Argentina has followed in the footsteps of Donald Trump by dramatically announcing that it will pull out of the World Health Organization.

The move echoes President Trump’s executive order unveiled last month, which declared America would no longer be part of the international health body.

Argentina’s announcement was made during a press conference on Wednesday afternoon by the country’s presidential spokesman, Manuel Adorni.

Mr Adorni said President Javier Milei’s decision was based on ‘deep differences regarding health management especially during the [Covid-19] pandemic’, adding Argentina would not ‘allow an international body to interfere in our sovereignty’.

He said the WHO’s pandemic management, along with decisions made by former President Alberto Fernández, ‘led [Argentina] to the longest lockdown in human history’ and to Buenos Aires being subject to ‘certain countries’ political influence’.

President Trump last move said he withdrew America from the WHO because he believes the US was being ripped off by the organization, describing the federal government’s overpayments over the years as ‘onerous’.

He compared the $500 million the US contributes to the WHO each year to the $39 million Chinapays, despite China’s 1.4 billion population being over four times that of the US.

Trump said withdrawing from the WHO, one of his first executive orders signed within hours of his inauguration on Monday, was due to a ‘failure to adopt urgently needed reforms.’

The President had previously has repeatedly called the health body a puppet of Beijing for failing to hold China accountable for the early spread of Covid-19.

Argentina is following the USA and cutting ties with the World Health Organization (file image)

 

Trump made withdrawing from the WHO one of the first moves in his return to the White House

 

America’s withdrawal from the WHO marked a dramatic shift in US global health policy and could further isolate Washington from international efforts to battle pandemics.

The departure also denies the healthy body of its biggest donor with the US providing the WHO with about 16 per cent of its funding in 2022-23.

The move came four years after Trump first attempted to withdraw from the health body during the Covid-19 pandemic, a move that was ultimately blocked by Joe Biden after the 2020 election.

Withdrawing from the WHO was one of a raft of executive orders signed by Trump in his first week, alongside placing all DEI employees in the federal government on leave, rescinding 78 Biden-era executive orders, and releasing classified documents related to the assassinations of JFK and MLK Jr.

Speaking at the time of the US President’s announcement, former White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha said Trump’s team wanted to move faster this time around than four years ago.

‘There are lots of people who are going to be part of the inner circle of the administration who do not trust the WHO and want to symbolically show on day one that they are out,’ he told the Financial Times.

This is a breaking news story, more to follow. 

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Poor menstrual hygiene can cause infections, infertility – Physician advises women

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A public health physician, Dr. Hameed Adediran has declared that poor menstrual hygiene can cause infections during the menstrual cycle and infertility among women of childbirth age.

Adediran made this assertion on Friday in Lagos during the opening of a two-day workshop organised by Population Services International (PSI) Nigeria for journalists and social media influencers.

Adediran, who doubles as Senior Programme Manager and Team Lead of Menstrual Health Initiatives of the organisation explained that menstrual cycle is a natural occurrence among adolescents and women of childbirth age.

He advised them not to panic whenever it occurs.

Adediran said that many adolescents and women usually experienced difficulties during their menstrual cycle.

He advised adolescents and women of childbirth age to maintain proper hygiene during their menstrual cycle.

He also advised them to make use of breathable products during their menstrual cycle.

He noted that this will help them to prevent discomfort and infections during the menstrual cycle.

Adediran said, “Why do women miss their period? It may be due to medication. It may be due to stress or change in diet. Women should not panic when they miss their period. The best thing is to see a healthcare professional.

“Women should use breathable menstrual products to reduce discomfort and infections during the menstrual period.

“Abnormal menstruation should be reported to healthcare professionals. Poor menstrual hygiene can lead to pelvic inflammatory and that can lead to infertility. Women should use breathable, comfortable and eco-friendly products.

“They should also bath between 2 to 3 times daily and wash their vagina with water.

“Poor menstrual hygiene can lead to several health risks, including infections, irritation, discomfort and can affect physical and emotional well-being”.

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Nigeria Has Happened to This 10 Months Old Baby 10-Month-Old Survivor of Yelewata Massacre Discharged from Hospital

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Ten-month-old Aondosoo Targule Aya, the only survivor from his family after the Yelewata massacre in Guma LGA, Benue State, has been discharged from the Benue State University Teaching Hospital (BSUTH), Makurdi.

Aondosoo, who suffered a machete wound during the @ttack that claimed over 200 lives, was officially discharged on Thursday, July 17, 2025, after months of treatment.

His father, Aya Targule, expressed heartfelt gratitude to BSUTH, SEMA, and the hospital staff for their care and support, despite l0sing his wife and three other children in the @ttack.

With no home to return to, Aondosoo will now live with his aunty in North Bank, while his father remains at the IDP camp along George Akume Way, Makurdi.

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PCN Seals 618 Illegal Medicine Shops in Rivers, Bayelsa, Arrests Five

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The Pharmacy Council of Nigeria has sealed 618 premises, including 178 pharmacies and 317 illegal medicine shops, in Rivers and Bayelsa States for regulatory violations.

Five individuals were arrested during the week-long enforcement. Offences included unregistered operations, clinical practice without approval, and unauthorized access to controlled drugs. The PCN urged the public to patronize only licensed outlets.

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