President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder.
A Pew Research survey reveals that opinions on U.S. membership in the World Health Organization are split. As of April 2024, 58% of Americans believe the U.S. benefits from its membership, though this is down from earlier in the pandemic.
World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.
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 third say it benefits a fair amount. Conversely, 38% say the U.S. does not benefit much or at all from WHO membership.
In a day-one executive order, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization for a second time.
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.
President Donald Trump has 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 Organi
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.
President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization, days after ordering a U.S. exit from the global health agency over what he described as a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.
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.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would begin the process of removing the U.S. from the World Health Organization. Here's why.