The U.S. Has Pulled Out of the WHO. Here’s What That Means for Public Health

As the U.S.’s withdrawal from the WHO becomes official, the consequences for the world’s health could be serious.

US officially leaves World Health Organization

After nearly 80 years of membership, the U.S. is officially no longer part of the World Health Organization (WHO). President ...
Newsweek

Trump’s WHO Exit ‘A Radical Move’: Public Health Experts

On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating the U.S. withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), a decision that would formally ...

Trump’s Exit From the World Health Organization Is Dangerous

Withdrawing the United States from the WHO is "is a dangerous wager that puts American lives at risk." ...
STAT

The long history of the U.S. trying to control and dismantle the WHO

Soon after his inauguration as 47 th president of the United States on Jan. 20, Donald Trump signed an executive order that withdrew the U.S. from membership in the World Health Organization. The ...
CBS News

What a U.S. exit from the WHO means for global health

For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programs. President Donald Trump issued three executive orders on his first day ...
Seattle Times

Who funds the World Health Organization? A list of its biggest donors

President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder. For the two-year budget ending in 2025, the U.S. is projected to be ...
STAT

The U.S. should reform the WHO, not leave it

Jha is the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and former White House Covid-19 response coordinator. The likely next secretary of state, Sen. Marco Rubio, once said of the World ...