President Trump is withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization. This increases our risk from severe infectious diseases by reducing the WHO’s ability to provide an e

President Trump’s executive order for the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organization could greatly impact the nation’s ability to track and respond to global disease threats.

The move has drawn criticism from much of the public health community and is seen as unhelpful in the global effort to eradicate many diseases.