Advertisement'As Dangerous As It Sounds': Reactions To U.S. Plan To Defund WHO During A PandemicApril 15, 2020Bill ChappellPien HuangfacebookEmailThe World Health Organization is is "absolutely critical to the world's efforts to win the war against COVID-19," U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres said, after President Trump said he will halt funding to the agency. Here, a WHO staff member inspects a coronaviruus quarantine facility at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip in March. (via REUTERS)