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.
WHO plays a unique role in global health, which may complicate the Trump administration's ability to replicate the agency's activities.
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
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.
One executive order that President Donald Trump signed during his first week in office was the withdrawal of the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO).
Health authorities say they've identified at least 44 contacts of the deceased, including 30 hospital staff and patients.