A spokesman says President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the U.N. agency.

Argentina has announced it will pull out of the World Health Organization (WHO), mirroring a similar move by US President Donald Trump last month.

Argentina will follow the United States by pulling out of the World Health Organization over "deep differences regarding health management" especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The reason behind the decision echoes similar narratives made by the U.S., including the allegations that WHO “lacked the independence from the political influence of other states.”

Argentina announced on Wednesday that it will leave the World Health Organization as President Javier Milei seeks to align his policies with those of Donald Trump in the U.S. Chief spokesman Manuel Adorni cited “deep differences” between Milei’s government and the WHO on health policy,

President Javier Milei’s office announced that Argentina will exit the WHO and ban gender-affirming care for minors, mirroring two recent Trump executive orders.

The vast majority of the United Nations health agency's budget comes from voluntary contributions and Argentina has made none in recent years.

Argentina said Wednesday it will quit the World Health Organization (WHO), following in the footsteps of Donald Trump's