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Trump withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization. WHO officials and others criticize move.

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Tue, 2025-01-21 09:08 — mike kraft
Trump announces US withdrawal from World Health Organization | CNN Politics 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. Betsy Klein CNN
WHO comments on United States’ announcement of intent to withdraw The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the United States of America intends to withdraw from the organization.

Text of White House Executive Order withdrawing from WHO

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-the-worldhealth-organization/

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Tue, 2025-01-21 12:21 — mike kraft

What does Trump's move to quit WHO mean for U.N. agency and global health? President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency's ability to fight diseases and respond to emergencies around the globe without its biggest funder. Reuters Reuters
The U.S. contributes about 18% of funding for the WHO, which is struggling to raise cash for health emergencies from Gaza to Ukraine. The agency's two-year budget for 2024-2025 was $6.8 billion.  ...
 
Trump's order also said that U.S. staff and contractors working with the WHO would be recalled and reassigned. The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has worked closely with the WHO, seconding about 30 staff to Geneva and collaborating on research and outbreaks.
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