World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.
This afternoon, the Associated Press is reporting that United States officials have officially ordered all public health officers to cease working at the World Health Organization just days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the United States out of the World Health Organization.
TOLEDO, Ohio — It has been five years since Covid-19 was officially declared a Global Emergency by the World Health Organization. As of Jan. 2025, more than 7 million people have died from the virus. Dr. Brian Kaminski, VP of medical affairs for ProMedica, said one of the biggest changes is how health care providers communicate with patients.
The ending of the commitment to the World Health Organization by the United States poses as an existential threat to the well-being of the international working class.
One of President Trump’s first executive orders removes the U.S. from the global health organization, which experts say is “cataclysmic.”
As part of his blitz of executive orders, President Trump delivered on a promise to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. The Trump White House accuses the WHO of mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and bias toward China.
In a day-one executive order, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization for a second time.
Coronavirus pandemic has left millions grappling with mental health challenges like anxiety and depression. Those who got infected with the deadly virus were isolated, which triggered mental health issues.
This action follows an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office to withdraw the United States from the WHO.
Covid-19 was officially declared a Global Emergency by the World Health Organization. Experts reflect on the lessons learned since the pandemic.
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO) – a move experts say makes the U.S. and other countries less safe from infectious diseases and other public-health threats.