Q&A on Trump’s Impending Exit from the World Health Organization
As part of a rash of executive orders completed on his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump began the ...
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Countries are neglecting the existential threat of pandemics. Bold leadership is necessary
Too few leaders have learned the critical lesson that international cooperation is essential to pandemic prevention, ...
Implications Of A U.S. Withdrawal From The WHO, From A Public Health Physician
This action follows an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office to withdraw the United States from the WHO.
What a US exit from the WHO means for global health
"Unfairly onerous payments" are cited in the executive order as a reason for WHO withdrawal. Countries’ dues are a percentage of their gross domestic product, meaning that as the world’s richest ...
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4 facts about Americans’ views of the World Health Organization
More than half of Americans believe the U.S. benefits from its membership in the WHO. As of April 2024, 25% of U.S. adults ...
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What a U.S. exit from the World Health Organization means for global health
The World Health Organization is shaped by its members: 194 countries that set health priorities and make agreements about ...
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
Radiologist says leaving world health group undermines US leadership on care
A retired Western Massachusetts radiologist who has worked with the World Health Organization called President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the agency short-sighted and harmful. Dr. Murray ...
CDC staff ordered to cut off communication with WHO
The directive to the CDC to halt communications with the World Health Organization was imposed to comply with President Trump ...
WHO in Africa: three ways the continent stands to lose from Trump’s decision to pull out
The US withdrawal from the WHO will have a severe impact on HIV, polio and many other health programmes on the African continent.
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Trump’s WHO exit threat triggers hiring freeze, cost cuts
The World Health Organization is freezing hiring, suspending investments and cutting nonessential travel in response to ...