By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump's new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.
With President Trump's shocking announcement to withdraw the US from the WHO, experts warn of potential setbacks for global health systems and significant risks for the fight against pandemics.
The Covid-19 ... pandemic. In France, a fifth of 18-24 year olds experienced an episode of depression in 2021, according to a survey by the country's public health agency. In the United States ...
"The bottom line is that withdrawing from the WHO makes Americans and the world less safe," says Dr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO of the nonprofit health organization Resolve to Save Lives and former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Lack of US funding and expertise would undermine global health security and raise the risk of pandemics, experts say
US withdrawal from WHO means missing February’s meeting, reducing influence and hindering global health efforts.
Trump has long been critical of the United Nations’ health agency, and his administration formally began a withdrawal from the WHO in July 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic continued to spread.
WHO, the United Nations health agency that ... the first case of Covid-19 was detected – called for China to be more transparent to help the world understand how the pandemic began.
With the acute phase of the Covid-19 pandemic fading even ... Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and ...
The United States Centers for Disease Control ... For example, Trump set up Operation Warp Speed, to work on COVID-19 vaccines, during the pandemic. Sign up here. Reporting by Jennifer Rigby ...
The World Health Organization is shaped by its members: 194 countries that set health priorities and make agreements about how to share critical data, treatments, and vaccines during international emergencies.