Becker's Healthcare January 24, 2025
Madeline Ashley

The United States will exit the World Health Organization on Jan. 22, 2026, Reuters reported Jan. 23.

The planned exit comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 20 removing the U.S. from the WHO over “the organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member state,” the order said.

Mr. Trump, who was...

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