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.

Trump is driven by memory, not by today’s reality. Nonetheless, the history of how China coopted WHO to suppress Covid-19 inquiries is shocking and has been under-reported, as Michael Sheridan

Public health experts say the United States’ departure could cripple the WHO’s operations or leave an opening for China to assume greater control over the agency.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday night withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization.

Tanzanian President Samia Sululu Hassan confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus after its health ministry had previously denied the spread.

The World Health Organization said it regretted President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the body, after he signed an executive order that said the body mishandled the pandemic and needed reform.

WHO director general urges U.S. to reconsider exit, highlighting importance of partnership in global health efforts.

President 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 US from the World Health Organization for the second time in less than five years.

On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the WHO. Experts and professionals around the world are concerned by the news, which also comes at a critical time for the United States due to the development of avian flu.

Tanzania’s president says one sample from a remote northern part of the country has tested positive for Marburg disease.

The UN health agency estimated that health crises would leave 305 million people in need of urgent humanitarian assistance this year.