US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO). This marks the second attempt by the Trump administration to leave the organization within five years. Experts warn that this withdrawal could undermine global efforts to combat infectious diseases and strengthen defenses against future pandemics.
ByThe logo and building of the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, April 15, 2020.
This isn’t the first time Trump has tried to sever ties with WHO. In July 2020, several months after WHO declared COVID-19 to be a pandemic and as cases surged globally, Trump’s administration officially notified U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres that the U.S. was planning to pull out of WHO, suspending funding to the agency.
New Zealand’s former prime minister Helen Clark said it wasn’t in American interests to pull out of the agency now, particularly given the “ghastly proposition” that the increased spread of bird flu there might turn into a pandemic. American agencies that work with WHO would also suffer, including the CDC. Leaving WHO would exclude the U.S. from WHO-coordinated initiatives, like determining the yearly composition of flu vaccines and quick access to critical genetic databases run by WHO, which could stall attempts to produce immunizations and medicines.
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