Argentina to withdraw from WHO and ban hormone therapy for children

Published February 5, 2025 8:42pm ET



Argentinian President Javier Milei made two big announcements on Wednesday: to have his country withdraw from the World Health Organization and to ban hormone therapy for minors in his country.

Milei, who attended President Donald Trump‘s inauguration and has been a staunch ally of the newly elected president, said his country is withdrawing from the WHO over “profound differences” with its mismanagement of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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