"The US has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), leaving the UN agency without one of its biggest donors. US President Donald Trump signed an executive order signalling the withdrawal a year ago, having criticised the organisation for being too "China-centric" during the Covid pandemic. The US Department of Health and Human Services said it took the decision due to the WHO's alleged "mishandling" of the pandemic, an inability to reform and political influence from member states."
"The WHO has rejected these claims and its director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the withdrawal was as a loss for the US and the world. The organisation pointed to its global efforts to combat polio, HIV aids, maternal mortality, and its international treaty on tobacco control. In the wake of the pandemic, WHO member states worked to create an international pandemic treaty designed to prevent, prepare for, and respond to future pandemics, including sharing vaccines and drugs more fairly."
""The WHO tarnished and trashed everything that America has done for it," a joint statement from US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy and Secretary of State Marco Rubio read."
The United States has withdrawn from the World Health Organization, ending US funding and prompting recall of personnel and contractors from WHO offices worldwide. The withdrawal follows an executive order by President Donald Trump and US claims that the WHO mishandled the Covid pandemic, failed to reform, and was subject to political influence from member states. The WHO rejected those accusations and highlighted its work on polio, HIV/AIDS, maternal mortality, and tobacco control. WHO member states negotiated an international pandemic treaty to share vaccines and drugs more fairly; the treaty was agreed by all members except the United States. Unpaid US fees for 2024–2025 have contributed to job losses at the organisation, and WHO lawyers say arrears of roughly $260 million may be owed.
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