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’s decision to end U.S. membership in the World Health Organization revives a five-year-old grudge with the WHO’s leader. Trump has long charged that WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus covered up China’s responsibility for the Covid pandemic,

Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.

President Donald Trump pulled the U.S. out of the World Health Organization via executive order Monday evening to the shock of some.

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World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.

The World Health Organization is drawing up a list of reasons why the U.S. should remain in the WHO for its own good, two sources familiar with the process told Reuters, as part of an attempt by its supporters to lobby incoming President Donald Trump.

Trump is pulling the U.S. back from international organizations. But on health care especially, Americans have a lot to lose — including, even, their lives.

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.

Trump moved to quit the U.N. health agency during his last presidency and is expected to take similar steps in his new administration, possibly as soon as he is inaugurated on Monday.

The Global Fund gives grants directly to organisations working in disease-hit regions to curb the spread of illness and improve health systems. The WHO focuses on global co-ordination to track and contain epidemics, responding to emergencies and promoting health and universal health care internationally.

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