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.
President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the World Health Organization via executive order Monday evening to the shock of some.
President Donald Trump used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health
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.
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.
One of President Trump’s first executive orders removes the U.S. from the global health organization, which experts say is “cataclysmic.”
The move to exit the WHO is historic and controversial. The U.S. has long been the most generous provider of humanitarian assistance.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday night withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization.
As the WHO’s largest donor, the US departure raises critical concerns about funding, global health initiatives, and pandemic preparedness. Experts warn that this move could weaken international health collaboration,
UN agencies responded on Tuesday to President Trump's executive orders ending US membership of the World Health Organization (WHO) and its adherence to the Paris Climate Agreement, highlighting the massive potential negative impact on public health and efforts to curb global warming.
Today's hearing in Western Sydney saw governments again accused of endangering communities by failing to act on warnings about PFAS chemicals.