Becker's Healthcare January 24, 2025
Healthcare groups representing physicians, nurses and infection control professionals are criticizing President Donald Trump’s plans to remove the U.S. as a member of the World Health Organization, saying the move will threaten the nation’s ability to respond to future public health emergencies.
President Trump signed an executive order Jan. 20 to remove the U.S. from the WHO, citing the global agency’s “mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic” and other international health crises. The president on Jan. 23 notified the United Nations that the U.S. will formally exit the WHO on Jan. 22, 2026, which was first reported by Reuters.
The U.S. was a founding member of the WHO in 1948 and is the global agency’s top donor. Under a...
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