Argentina and the United States invite other countries to create a parallel WHO

In a historic decision that marks a turning point in global health organization, Argentina and the United States reaffirmed their withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) and invited other countries to create a new health cooperation network based on scientific evidence, sovereignty, and transparency.

The joint statement was issued by the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and the Argentine Minister of Health, Mario Lugones, following a high-level meeting held in Buenos Aires.

In the document, the governments of Javier Milei and Donald Trump express their deep concern about the WHO's performance during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting "structural and operational deficiencies" that, far from providing solutions, hindered an effective response to the crisis.

"The absence of significant reforms, disproportionate financial demands, and the growing politicization of the organization have ultimately led the United States and Argentina to withdraw from the WHO," the statement notes.

In this context, both countries are moving toward the creation of an alternative model of international health cooperation that prioritizes scientific integrity, accountability, and respect for each nation's sovereignty.

The ambitious project is not limited to a symbolic break; the United States and Argentina are formally inviting other nations to join a new global health alliance that could function as a kind of "parallel WHO," but with a radically different approach.

This initiative will seek to offer more effective and less ideologically biased health solutions, focused on disease prevention—especially in childhood—and addressing root causes such as toxins present in the environment, poor nutrition, and food safety standards.

In line with the "Make America Healthy Again" health strategy promoted by President Donald J. Trump, the U.S. administration aims to restore a sovereign, results-oriented approach, where "people come before politics."

Meanwhile, President Javier Milei's government, which inherited a devastated health system, is advancing a deep transformation focused on "autonomy, transparency, innovation, and scientific rigor."

Both governments assert that it is no longer possible to support an international system that has ceased to fulfill its founding mandate. "The true threats to health require an urgent approach and world-class science," Kennedy Jr. and Lugones emphasize.

"The United States and Argentina invite all nations committed to scientific integrity, transparency, and the defense of human dignity to join us in ushering in a new era of global health cooperation, focused on results, sovereignty, and a safer future for all," the document concludes.

The proposal from Argentina and the United States not only marks a distancing from the WHO, but is also an invitation to the world to build, from the principles of freedom, scientific evidence, and responsibility, a new global health organization.