Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he is sworn in as health secretary in Washington, DC. Photo: Reuters
Robert F Kennedy Jr speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, on the day he is sworn in as health secretary in Washington, DC. Photo: Reuters
Ahmed Aboulenein
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US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr announced plans to reshape federal public health agencies yesterday, including cutting 10,000 jobs.
RFK Jr also plans to centralise some functions of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and others under his purview.