Health experts condemn Trump decision to withdraw U.S. from World Health Organization: ‘Enormous mistake’
2 months ago

Health experts condemn Trump decision to withdraw U.S. from World Health Organization: ‘Enormous mistake’

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shortly after being inaugurated on Monday, Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating a U.S. withdrawl from the World Health Organization, the United Nations global health body that monitors pandemics and supports vaccination efforts around the world. open image in gallery Experts warn pulling from WHO will cripple organization and cut off U.S. access to key pandemic data Health experts warned the decision would harm both global health and U.S. interests. Tom Bollyky, director of global health for the Council on Foreign Relations, told Stat News the decision is “an enormous mistake.” “Americans have been made less safe by the president’s action today,” Bollyky said. Lawrence O. Gostin, director of WHO’s Center on Global Health Law, told NPR Trump’s executive order is a "grave wound to American national interests and our national security.” “This will really leave our agencies – like the CDC and NIH flying blind,” he added.

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'Sure to regret it': Health expert sounds alarm that 'diseases are coming' thanks to Trump
1 week, 5 days ago

'Sure to regret it': Health expert sounds alarm that 'diseases are coming' thanks to Trump

Raw Story  

Craig Spencer, a public health professor and emergency medicine physician at Brown University, is warning that President Donald Trump and his administration are poised to leave the United States a haven for disease. Writing in The Atlantic, Spencer argues that Trump and his ally Elon Musk have "actively dismantled the infrastructure the country relies on to detect and confront deadly …

World Health Organization announces cost cutting after US withdraws funding
1 week, 5 days ago

World Health Organization announces cost cutting after US withdraws funding

ABC  

The World Health Organization has started a process of fixing new priorities and announced a one-year limit on staff contracts as the UN agency aims to sustain itself without US funding. How US exit from WHO will impact global health Photo shows trump holds paper signed Global health experts fear Donald Trump's plan to withdraw the US from the World …

‘Suppressing essential health information’: Some officials frustrated by Trump administration’s limits on health agencies
55 years, 2 months ago

‘Suppressing essential health information’: Some officials frustrated by Trump administration’s limits on health agencies

CNN  

CNN — Canceled meetings, blocked webpages and limited updates on life-threatening diseases spreading across the country. “President Trump is suppressing essential health information that public health agencies and providers across the country rely on to do our jobs,” said Dr. Robbie Goldstein, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. “He is putting the health and well-being of Americans at …

Donald Trump wants an American in charge of WHO, demands include big reforms
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Donald Trump wants an American in charge of WHO, demands include big reforms

India Today  

Weeks after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the US out of the membership of the World Health Organisation, the White House is developing a plan to remain a member of the global health agency. The demands include big reforms at the World Health Organisation, and putting an American in charge of the UN health agency. Reuters …

Trump pulled the US out of the World Health Organization, again. Here’s why
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Trump pulled the US out of the World Health Organization, again. Here’s why

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the World …

Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump

Associated Press  

BUENOS AIRES — Argentina’s president has ordered the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the U.N. agency, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday. The loss of another member country will further fracture cooperation in global health, though Argentina was expected to provide only about $8 million to WHO for the agency’s estimated $6.9 billion 2024-2025 …

Milei follows Trump suit, pulls Argentina out of WHO over 'deep differences'
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Milei follows Trump suit, pulls Argentina out of WHO over 'deep differences'

Firstpost  

After United States’ exit from the World Health Organization last month, Argentina on Wednesday announced that it will withdraw from the UN agency, citing differences over health management After United States’ exit from the World Health Organization last month, Argentina on Wednesday announced that it will withdraw from the UN agency, citing “deep differences” over health management. “President Javier Milei’s …

The cause and effects of the U.S.’s withdrawal from WHO
1 month, 2 weeks ago

The cause and effects of the U.S.’s withdrawal from WHO

The Hindu  

Signing his first batch of executive orders following his return to the White House on January 20, 2025, Donald Trump announced the United States’ withdrawal from the World Health Organization. Close to 45% of Americans agreed with Mr. Trump’s assessment back in 2020, according to the Global Attitudes Survey conducted by the Pew Research Center. Chart 2 shows the respondents’ …

“Sitting ducks”: Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO could put the US at risk for deadly viral outbreaks
1 month, 2 weeks ago

“Sitting ducks”: Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO could put the US at risk for deadly viral outbreaks

Salon  

When Rwanda announced an outbreak of the highly infectious Marburg disease in September, partners from around the world, including the U.S. Agency for International Development, provided emergency funding to help curb it. Many are concerned that the Trump Administration’s actions in the first two weeks of operation, including signaling that he would withdraw from the World Health Organization and issuing …

Effective immediately: CDC can't talk to WHO. What will that mean for world health?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Effective immediately: CDC can't talk to WHO. What will that mean for world health?

NPR  

Effective immediately: CDC can't talk to WHO. What the ban could mean Officials inside the CDC and global health specialists outside of the organization are trying to understand the ramifications of this order both for the U.S. and for the world. "But it definitely throws a wrench a little bit in the works of what had been a system which …

Trump’s beef with the World Health Organization is personal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s beef with the World Health Organization is personal

Politico  

Now, if Tedros can’t heal the rift, hundreds of millions of dollars in annual U.S. contributions to global disease-fighting are at risk. Trump took pains to praise one of Tedros’ predecessors, Gro Harlem Brundtland, for her handling of an outbreak of the SARS virus in China in 2003 and said that continued U.S. membership in the organization depended on “reform.” …

Donald Trump hints at rejoining WHO. But, he has this condition
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump hints at rejoining WHO. But, he has this condition

India Today  

US President Donald Trump is mulling rejoining the World Health Organisation, a week after signing an executive order pulling the US out of the global health body. Not only will the WHO lose its biggest donor, the US withdrawal will also make Americans lose vital information from the global health agency which could add an enormous threat to the country. …

What a US exit from the WHO means for global healthcare
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What a US exit from the WHO means for global healthcare

Al Jazeera  

Trump pulls US out of WHO; UN braces for a funding shortfall and a tougher stance on global agencies For decades, the United States has held considerable power in determining the direction of global health policies and programmes. “ is clearly not in America’s best interests.” The executive orders to withdraw from the WHO and to reassess the US approach …

CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
1 month, 3 weeks ago

CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal

LA Times  

President Trump signs an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization in the Oval Office on Jan. 20. U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday …

Trump makes dramatic pivot on stance towards the World Health Organization... days after ordering exit
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump makes dramatic pivot on stance towards the World Health Organization... days after ordering exit

Daily Mail  

President Trump said he was considering U-turning on his decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization days after signing an executive order to do so. Withdrawing from the WHO was one of a raft of executive orders signed by Trump in his first week, alongside placing all DEI employees in the federal government on leave, rescinding 78 …

'Killed an American': Expert puts Trump on notice over President causing 'serious damage'
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Killed an American': Expert puts Trump on notice over President causing 'serious damage'

Raw Story  

Donald Trump was warned by an expert on Saturday that the President is causing great harm to the world and the U.S. Atul Gawande, a former professor at the Harvard School of Public Health and former United States Agency for International Development official, took to social media over the weekend to sound the alarm. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order …

Donald Trump to rejoin WHO after signing withdrawal order? US President says, ‘maybe we would…’
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Donald Trump to rejoin WHO after signing withdrawal order? US President says, ‘maybe we would…’

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization. ‘Hope United States will reconsider’, says WHO Taking to X, the organisation wrote, “The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization…We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging …

What the US exit from World Health Organization means for global health
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What the US exit from World Health Organization means for global health

ABC  

When US President Donald Trump was handed the folder with an executive order to withdraw from the World Health Organization, he exclaimed, "Ooh, that's a big one!" "World Health ripped us off, everybody rips off the United States," Mr Trump said at the signing of the executive order. Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health at Georgetown University in Washington …

The US intends to leave the World Health Organization. What happens next?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The US intends to leave the World Health Organization. What happens next?

New Indian Express  

The withdrawal may take a year to come into effect, and may need approval by the US Congress. The US withdrawal may also be the final nail in the coffin for the WHO Pandemic Agreement, which faltered in 2024 when member states could not agree on the final draft. However, the order hints that the US will look at working …

Trump's WHO Strategy Could Make America Sick
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump's WHO Strategy Could Make America Sick

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING This article is part of HuffPost’s biweekly politics newsletter. President Joe Biden reversed that order upon taking office, but now Trump has reinstated it, citing “the organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China” as a reason. “I think it’s really important to recognize that the challenges that the Trump administration is trying …

WHO chief to cut costs, reset priorities after U.S. exit, document shows
1 month, 3 weeks ago

WHO chief to cut costs, reset priorities after U.S. exit, document shows

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programmes to prioritise after the U.S. announced its exit, its chief told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters. U.S. President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal on the first day of his second term earlier this week, alleging that the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic …

United Nations confirms US will leave World Health Organization in 2026
1 month, 3 weeks ago

United Nations confirms US will leave World Health Organization in 2026

Al Jazeera  

The UN body has received a formal request from Washington to withdraw next year as Trump orders a pause on WHO funding. The United States is set to officially withdraw from the World Health Organization in January 2026 after the UN body received a formal letter from US President Donald Trump this week. Trump also ordered Secretary of State Marco …

US to leave World Health Organization on January 22, 2026: United Nations
1 month, 3 weeks ago

US to leave World Health Organization on January 22, 2026: United Nations

Hindustan Times  

The United States will leave the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, the United Nations said on Thursday, after being formally notified of the decision by President Donald Trump, who has accused the agency of mishandling the pandemic and other international health crises. President Donald Trump started the process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organisation …

The health leadership opportunity for India
1 month, 3 weeks ago

The health leadership opportunity for India

Hindustan Times  

United States President Donald Trump’s executive order on the inaugural day of his second term, withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, was not unexpected. Since the US typically pays in arrears, WHO could be hard-pressed to pay its salaries and expenses in the short-term, which would create extreme chaos at a time when global health challenges like drug-resistant …

Why Trump quit the World Health Organisation – and it’s vital for us all that he should stay
2 months ago

Why Trump quit the World Health Organisation – and it’s vital for us all that he should stay

The Independent  

That’s a big one,” said president Donald Trump as he signed the order to pull the United States out of the World Health Organisation, a move that would strip the WHO of its largest donor and deliver a blow to its global programmes. With him was his powerful chief of staff, a German specialist in infectious diseases, Dr Bernhard Schwartländer, …

US withdraws from WHO: What kind of impact may we be looking at?
2 months ago

US withdraws from WHO: What kind of impact may we be looking at?

Firstpost  

As the WHO’s largest donor, the US departure raises critical concerns about funding, global health initiatives, and pandemic preparedness. File Image/Reuters US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organisation for the second time in less than five terms. “That’s a big one!” “World Health ripped us off, everybody rips …

Assessing Trump's claim that U.S. pays 'unfair' share of dues to WHO
2 months ago

Assessing Trump's claim that U.S. pays 'unfair' share of dues to WHO

NPR  

Assessing Trump's claim that U.S. pays 'unfair' share of dues to WHO toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images Newly inaugurated, President Trump took a set of thick, black sharpies on Monday and signed a flurry of executive orders — including one that has people in the global health community deeply concerned. That order would withdraw the United States from the World …

US Pull Out From WHO May Affect It, Pharma, Health Sectors in Telangana
2 months ago

US Pull Out From WHO May Affect It, Pharma, Health Sectors in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the World Health Organisation will leave a huge void in the multilateral agency’s funds and could adversely affect the global health efforts, including Telangana’s pharmaceutical and IT sectors. This is a chance for India to increase its health budget, now just two per cent of GDP, and strengthen healthcare systems,” he …

DC Edit | America’s ‘golden age’ may not glitter for all
2 months ago

DC Edit | America’s ‘golden age’ may not glitter for all

Deccan Chronicle  

The Donald Trump quadrennial has well and truly begun. Tossed out along with membership of the World Health Organisation is America’s signature on the Paris Agreement, which means climate change action would be the most affected. Along with the EVs that seemed to be the world’s answer to urban pollution and its effect on global warming, out goes America’s participation …

Trump withdraws US from Paris climate agreement, again
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2 months ago

Trump withdraws US from Paris climate agreement, again

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: US President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Monday. President Donald Trump signed an executive order soon after taking office on Monday directing the US’ withdrawal from the Paris climate agreement, weakening what has, over the past four years especially, become a global movement to combat the …

Germany seeks to convince Trump against US exit from WHO, agency hopes for U-turn
2 months ago

Germany seeks to convince Trump against US exit from WHO, agency hopes for U-turn

Firstpost  

“The new US president’s announcement to withdraw from the World Health Organisation is a serious blow to the international fight against global health crises. We will try to persuade Donald Trump to reconsider this decision,” said Karl Lauterbach The World Health Organisation logo is seen near its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. Reuters File Berlin will try to talk US President …

’We hope United States will reconsider’: WHO as Donald Trump orders US exit from global health agency
2 months ago

’We hope United States will reconsider’: WHO as Donald Trump orders US exit from global health agency

Live Mint  

The US is planning to leave the World Health Organization — with President Donald Trump accusing it of mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises. ‘Inappropriate political influence’ US President Donald Trump insisted on Monday that the WHO had failed to act independently from the "inappropriate political influence of member states". He also claimed that the global health …

Health Matters newsletter: health care and a changing world order
2 months ago

Health Matters newsletter: health care and a changing world order

The Hindu  

The strongest arm to strike the health desk this week is Donald Trump’s. “The United States will exit the World Health Organization,” he said on Monday, accusing the global health agency of having mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises. As usual, he flung accusations without substantiation, and invoking the right of America as he had many times …

WHO regrets US decision to withdraw from organisation
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2 months ago

WHO regrets US decision to withdraw from organisation

Deccan Chronicle  

Geneva: The World Health Organization said Tuesday it regretted the decision by the new US administration of President Donald Trump to withdraw the country from the UN agency. "The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the organisation," WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic told reporters. The Organisation released a full statement on …

‘Hope US will reconsider’: WHO on Trump's decision to withdraw from global health body
Trending News
2 months ago

‘Hope US will reconsider’: WHO on Trump's decision to withdraw from global health body

Hindustan Times  

World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday reacted to US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the global agency. US President Donald Trump and WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus In an X post, the WHO chief said,"The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organization. Trump signed …

January 21, 2025: Donald Trump presidency news
55 years, 2 months ago

January 21, 2025: Donald Trump presidency news

CNN  

World leaders have congratulated President Donald Trump on his inauguration, with many urging stronger alliances or continued cooperation between their countries and the United States, in carefully crafted social media posts and statements. Trump’s return to the White House portends a seismic shakeup in international relations, with the new president immediately ordering the US’ withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement …

Birthright citizenship, Paris treaty, death penalty: Donald Trump's key executive orders on day 1 at White House
2 months ago

Birthright citizenship, Paris treaty, death penalty: Donald Trump's key executive orders on day 1 at White House

Hindustan Times  

Marking his priorities for his second term, newly sworn in US President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders within hours of taking office to fulfil some of his campaign promises. President Donald Trump signs an executive order pardoning about 1,500 defendants charged in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol in the Oval Office of the White …

Trump wants to pull the US out of the World Health Organization again. Here’s what may happen next
2 months ago

Trump wants to pull the US out of the World Health Organization again. Here’s what may happen next

Associated Press  

▶ Follow live updates on President Donald Trump’s return to Washington WASHINGTON — 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 Organization for the second time in less than five years — a …

Donald Trump Pulls US Out Of WHO, Slams China's Contribution During Covid
2 months ago

Donald Trump Pulls US Out Of WHO, Slams China's Contribution During Covid

ABP News  

In a major decision after taking over as the 47th President of USA, Donald Trump signed an executive order initiating the process for the United States to withdraw from the World Health Organization. "The United States noticed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization in 2020 due to the organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, …

Donald Trump-style regime is BACK! Exit from WHO, Paris Climate Accord; here are controversial orders signed
2 months ago

Donald Trump-style regime is BACK! Exit from WHO, Paris Climate Accord; here are controversial orders signed

Live Mint  

Donald Trump, who triumphed over impeachments, criminal indictments, and two assassination attempts to secure a second term, was sworn in Monday as the 47th US president. Here is the list of most controversial decisions taken by Trump on Day 1: US Leaving World Health Organization US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that the United States would exit the World …

Trump Issues Executive Order To Withdraw From The WHO
2 months ago

Trump Issues Executive Order To Withdraw From The WHO

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the United States out of the World Health Organization, which plays a key role in the detection, prevention and treatment of pandemics. And though Trump’s executive order calls for White House officials to develop new mechanisms “necessary and appropriate to safeguard public health and fortify biosecurity,” it’s not clear what that …

Trump signs executive order, U.S. withdraws from WHO
2 months ago

Trump signs executive order, U.S. withdraws from WHO

The Hindu  

The United States will exit 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. Trump said the WHO had failed to act independently from the "inappropriate political influence of WHO member states" and required "unfairly onerous payments" from the U.S. that are disproportionate to …

Unhealthy decision? Trump signs executive order to withdraw US from World Health Organisation
2 months ago

Unhealthy decision? Trump signs executive order to withdraw US from World Health Organisation

Firstpost  

On his first day in the Oval Office, US President-elect Donald Trump signed an executive order which would withdraw United States from the World Health Organisation Hours after assuming the Oval Office, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order which would pull the United States out of the World Health Organisation. Before Trump signed the executive order, several health …

Donald Trump orders US to ‘exit’ World Health Organization, says, ‘that’s a big one’
2 months ago

Donald Trump orders US to ‘exit’ World Health Organization, says, ‘that’s a big one’

Live Mint  

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the US to withdraw from the World Health Organization, a decision that would cut off one of the international aid and disease response group’s largest funding sources, Bloomberg reported. The WHO, based in Geneva, plays a crucial role in addressing global health threats, including infectious diseases, humanitarian crises, and chronic conditions …

Trump signs executive order for WHO exit
2 months ago

Trump signs executive order for WHO exit

Salon  

On Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order removing the United States from the World Health Organization, steering the country away from participation with the specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for global public health. The executive order cited the WHO’s “mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises, its …

Trump’s exit from WHO draws regret, hope for reconsideration
2 months ago

Trump’s exit from WHO draws regret, hope for reconsideration

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization on Tuesday expressed regret over US President Donald Trump’s executive order to withdraw the United States from the global health body and expressed hope for a reversal of the decision. "We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership between the USA and …

Donald Trump withdraws US from WHO: What will be the consequences?
2 months ago

Donald Trump withdraws US from WHO: What will be the consequences?

India Today  

President Donald Trump, on his Inauguration Day, January 20, announced the start of the process of ending the US membership of the World Health Organisation. But not only will the WHO lose its biggest donor, the US withdrawal will make Americans lose vital information from the global health agency that could add an enormous threat to the country. In 2020, …

WHO regrets Trump's move to withdraw US membership, hopes for reconsideration
2 months ago

WHO regrets Trump's move to withdraw US membership, hopes for reconsideration

India Today  

The World Health Organisation has responded to President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw US membership from the United Nations-led health agency. "The World Health Organisation regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the Organisation," Director-General of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote in a post. On January 21, Trump signed an executive order about the …

WHO: Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organization
2 months ago

WHO: Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organization

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump announced Monday he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, in a significant move that drew criticism from public health experts on his first day back in the White House. The text of Monday’s executive order cites the “organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global …

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