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 on his administration's quibble with the World Health Organization. 


The report alleges that U.S. officials made threats on trade and removing military aid from Ecuador when other countries pushed back on changing the language.

, Stanford University's senior associate dean for global health, joined MPR News host Kerri Miller for a conversation on how messaging from the WHO and the U.S. government impacts public health.

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The World Health Organization wanted to issue a new resolution on breast-feeding, but there was dispute over the language. A global health expert discusses why the language matters.

President Trump is disputing a New York Times report on his administration's quibble with the World Health Organization. The report alleges that U.S. officials wanted to tone down the language on a breastfeeding resolution. Michele Barry, Stanford University's senior associate dean for global health, joined MPR News host Kerri Miller for a conversation on how messaging from the WHO and the U.S. government impacts public health.

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