The libertarian Javier Milei fulfils another campaign promise.

The government of Argentina has finished the process of withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), stating the need to maintain 'health sovereignty'.

Despite severing ties with the organization, Argentina is assuring that 'international cooperation in health will continue through bilateral and regional agreements'.

Euronews reported:

"'Today Argentina's withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) is effective, one year after the formal notification made by our country', [Foreign Minister Pablo] Quirno said, recalling that the notification was made on 17 March 2025 to the UN secretary general.

'In accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the withdrawal takes place one year later', he added."

"The decision was justified […] by President Javier Milei and his team as a response to 'profound differences' with the WHO during the COVID-19 pandemic. The President called the agency 'nefarious and the enforcement arm of what was the greatest experiment in social control in history'."