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.

If Argentina pulls out of the global health agency then it will further damage global health. The Latin American country is slated to add $8 million to the WHO budget.

Argentina’s president has ordered the country to pull out of the World Health Organization (WHO), following the lead of like-minded allies in the US. On February 5, President Javier Milei – a self-described anarcho-capitalist nicknamed "El Loco" (the Madman) – took to social media to announce the withdrawal,