US EditionTrump officially cuts ties with WHO, ending decades-long partnership
The U.S. stopped nearly $280 million in funding and recalled staff, citing WHO's COVID-19 response failures and lack of reforms, shifting to direct bilateral health engagements.
- The Trump administration formally pulled the United States out of the World Health Organization on January 22, 2026, recalling all U.S. staff and stopping nearly $280 million in funding.
- The administration cited alleged WHO failures, concealment of information and politicization, while WHO defended its pandemic response, noting emergency activation on December 31, 2019, and alerting on January 11, 2020.
- HHS said the U.S. will shift to direct engagements with countries and partners, including NGOs and faith-based entities, while U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said it will stop funding Gavi.
- Experts say upcoming WHO meetings, including next month's flu-strain meeting, may be affected as Dr. Ronald Nahass said, 'Withdrawing from the World Health Organization is scientifically reckless.'
- The move threatens regulatory alignment and could fragment standards for drugmakers, as the exit may cause divergence between U.S. and WHO standards, complicating compliance and quality control.
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Trump Is Making the Right Call in Leaving the WHO
In his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order initiating the United States withdrawal from the World Health Organization, the United Nation’s agency charged with supporting global health. Last week, he finalized that action, ending all funding, personnel support, and formal engagements. Trump’s action is hardly precipitous. In fact, when he indicated his desire to disengage from the WHO in 2020, he noted that his…
The withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) a year ago by an executive order of US President Donald ... The post WHO chief defends criticism from the United States – never recommended "Impflicht und Lockdowns" ("Impflicht und Lockdowns empfehlen"), appeared first on Apollo News.
Trump officially cuts ties with WHO, ending decades-long partnership
The United States has officially pulled out of the World Health Organization (WHO), a year after President Donald Trump announced plans to leave the global health group. The Trump administration said the decision was based on what it called WHO's poor handling of COVID-19, lack of adopting changes and political pressure from some members.
Neither the World Health Organization nor the United Nations has the power to prevent the US from withdrawing. Nor are there any legal avenues to claim the outstanding membership fees of $278 million.
Following the formal notification of the US decision to withdraw from the United Nations health agency, the WHO has expressed regret that it has the effect that both the US and the world are now less safe in health areas. And it also rejects Washington’s allegations of having
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