Trump pulls US out of WHO, a move condemned by public health experts

Updated Jan. 21, 3:45 p.m.

In an executive order signed on the eve of his inauguration, President Trump pulled the U.S. from the World Health Organization.

Withdrawal from the United Nations health agency is possible after a one-year notice. The order called for a pause on future U.S. funding and resources to WHO. The U.S. is the largest WHO donor. Public health experts quickly condemned the move, stressing it leaves U.S. agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) without crucial surveillance data and will complicate future efforts to prevent pandemics.

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