Friday
January 23
2026

U.S. Formally Withdraws From World Health Organization

By Sheryl Gay Stolberg

The United States formally withdrew from the World Health Organization on Thursday, making good on an executive order that President Trump issued on his first day in office pledging to leave the international organization that coordinates global responses to public health threats.

Photo courtesy of Dushyant Kumar.

 

Source: The New York Times (link opens in a new window)

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Health Care
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global development, healthcare technology, public health