Trump Withdraws the United States From the World Health Organization

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Trump Once Again Directs US to Withdraw From WHO

The executive order directing the US withdrawal lists the pandemic as one reason, along with WHO's "mishandling of ... other global health crises, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states."

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Donald Trump Orders US To 'Exit' World Health Organization, Says, 'That's A Big One'

The WHO, based in Geneva, plays a crucial role in addressing global health threats, including infectious diseases, humanitarian crises, and chronic conditions like cancer and heart disease.

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Trump withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization

Lawrence O. Gostin, a public health law expert at Georgetown University who helped negotiate the treaty, said that a United States withdrawal from the WHO would be “a grievous wound” to public health but an “even deeper wound to American national interests and national security.”

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Trump orders United States to exit WHO again. Health experts warn of danger.

The day-one executive order fulfills Trump's campaign promise to reject global institutions. Health experts worry it isolates the U.S. with consequences for pandemic and disease response and diplomatic relations worldwide. WHO, part of the United Nations, is tasked with preparing for and fighting health emergencies.

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Trump Signs Executive Order Withdrawing from World Health Organization

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (W.H.O.) Trump said he felt that it “seemed a little unfair.” The U.S. “paid $500 million to [the] World Health Organisation when I was here, and I terminated it,” Trump said.

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