Nigel Farage’s anti-WHO campaign moves to US with allies added to board
Relocation of Action on World Health raises questions over why Reform UK leader is involved in a US pressure group
TL;DR
- Nigel Farage's anti-WHO campaign, Action on World Health, is relocating to the US.
- The campaign has added Andy Wigmore and US lobbyist Gerry Gunster to its board.
- Farage is the honorary chair of Action on World Health, which seeks to replace the WHO.
- The group claims the WHO is too close to China, compromised by private funding, and "far left".
- The campaign is now soliciting donations in dollars and has a global form for emailing politicians against the WHO.
- Action on World Health has links to the nicotine industry, according to a 2024 Guardian report.
- The WHO has previously accused Action on World Health of spreading misinformation.