Kennedy and Milei Unite to Exit WHO, Push for Health Sovereignty

In a bold move that’s shaking up the global health scene, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Argentine President Javier Milei met in Buenos Aires to cement their plans to ditch the World Health Organization (WHO) and forge a new path for international health policy. The Tuesday summit at Casa Rosada wasn’t just a meeting—it was a defiant stand against what both leaders call a bloated, politicized global health system.

Milei, the libertarian firebrand who campaigned with a chainsaw to symbolize slashing Argentina’s bloated budget, has already made waves with his economic reforms. Now, he’s taking that same energy to health policy, officially pulling Argentina out of the WHO during Kennedy’s visit. The move echoes President Trump’s Make America Healthy Again agenda, with Kennedy leading the charge to exit the WHO and build a system rooted in science, freedom, and national sovereignty.

Both leaders share a deep skepticism of global institutions. Milei’s team slammed the WHO’s COVID response as a 'caveman quarantine,' arguing it prioritized politics over science. Kennedy, never one to mince words, has called out the WHO for cozying up to corporate and foreign interests. In a fiery post on X, he described the meeting as a step toward an alternative health framework 'free from totalitarian impulses, corruption, and political control.'

This alliance isn’t just talk. Argentina’s recent budget surplus—the first in 15 years—shows Milei’s knack for delivering results. Kennedy’s push for transparency in U.S. health policy mirrors that same anti-establishment grit. Together, they’re pitching a vision of global health that puts individual nations in the driver’s seat, not unelected bureaucrats.

Critics, especially Argentina’s opposition, warn that leaving the WHO could cut access to vital resources like vaccines. Global health experts, while admitting the WHO’s pandemic fumbles, still defend its role. But Milei and Kennedy aren’t backing down. They’re betting on a new network that prioritizes accountability over control—and they’re inviting other nations to join the rebellion.