President Donald Trump’s decision to exit the World Health Organization means the U.N. agency is losing its biggest funder.
More than half of Americans believe the U.S. benefits from its membership in the WHO. As of April 2024, 25% of U.S. adults say the country benefits a great deal from its membership, while about one third say it benefits a fair amount. Conversely, 38% say the U.S. does not benefit much or at all from WHO membership.
The World Health Organization is shaped by its members: 194 countries that set health priorities and make agreements about how to share critical data, treatments, and vaccines during international emergencies.
World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.
In a day-one executive order, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization for a second time.
President Donald Trump has 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 Organi
World Health Organization (WHO) delivers critical support to Bugna Woreda and surroundings amid humanitarian needs
The U.S. has traditionally been the most generous benefactor of the WHO. A Trump executive order to cut ties with the WHO could pose a threat to global public health.
The World Health Organization said on Thursday that over 2,000 people have been wounded by fighting in and around Congo's city of Goma and 45 people have died, citing unnamed reports.
Antonio Guterres met doctors who said they are advocating for a centralized process for medical evacuations with clear guidelines.
Doctors say 2-year-old Habiba al-Askari has days to live as gangrene creeps up her arms and legs, and only an urgent medical evacuation out of Gaza may save her life.