President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would begin the process of removing the U.S. from the World Health Organization. Here's why.

U.S. President Donald Trump 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 U.S. from the World Health Organization for the second time in less than five years — a move many scientists fear could roll back decadeslong gains made in

The US intends to leave the World Health Organization. What happens next? Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been met with dismay in the public health field.

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.

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"It will exacerbate global health inequalities and put at risk advances made over decades," say experts. Among the measures that Donald Trump has taken right after assuming the presidency of the United States is the intention to make his country no longer a member of the World Health Organization (WHO).