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Neil Pooran

Chief medical officer ‘anxious’ about US leaving World Health Organisation

Sir Gregor Smith spoke to MSPs (Lesley Martin/PA) - (PA Archive)

Scotland’s chief medical officer has said he is “anxious” about the US withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and what it could mean for disease surveillance.

Sir Gregor Smith said the Donald Trump administration’s decision to pull out of the global health body leaves a “gap” in how experts understand emerging diseases.

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