Trump, World Health Organization

What is the World Health Organization and why does Trump want to leave it?
Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.
Trump Executive Order Would Sever Ties With The World Health Organization
The U.S. has traditionally been the most generous benefactor of the WHO. A Trump executive order to cut ties with the WHO could pose a threat to global public health.
Trump’s anger toward World Health Organization may reshape global health, politics
Public health experts say the United States’ departure could cripple the WHO’s operations or leave an opening for China to assume greater control over the agency.
Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organization
President Donald Trump announced Monday he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, a significant move on his first day back in the White House cutting ties with the United Nations’ public health agency and drawing criticism from public health experts.
Trump Withdraws U.S. From World Health Organization
Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.
Trump orders US exit from World Health Organization
The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.
Beshear shares concerns over Trump's withdrawal from World Health Organization
In a day-one executive order, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization for a second time.
Health officials told to stop working with WHO immediately after Trump withdrawal
Health officials working at agencies housed within the Department of Health and Human Services have been told to suspend their work with the World Health Organization immediately after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the country out of the organization.
Editorial: Trump's withdrawal of US from WHO risks sabotaging global health progress
The United States' decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) can only be described as a reckless act that sets back decades of mul･･･
World Health Organization already cutting back on hiring, travel as Trump withdrawal set to hit funding
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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 say the country benefits a great deal from its membership, while about one ...
The United States is leaving the World Health Organization. What could that mean for Spokane?
As of President Donald Trump’s first day back in office Monday, the United States is leaving the World Health Organization.
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WHO worker crowd-funds for UN agency after Trump pulls US out
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As climate change supercharges disease, Trump pulls US from World Health Organization
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