Trump’s withdrawal from the WHO is a mistake — but also an opportunity
He could turn his rash action into a negotiation that might strengthen global health.
What a U.S. exit from the WHO means for global health
By withdrawing from the World Health Organization and overhauling aid, Trump's new executive orders endanger Americans and the globe, researchers warn. The move also cedes U.S. power to other nations.
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This is what might happen if the US withdraws from the WHO
WHO funds are spent on a range of global health projects—programs to eradicate polio, rapidly respond to health emergencies, improve access to vaccines and medicines, develop pandemic prevention strategies, and more. The loss of US funding is likely to have a significant impact on at least some of these programs.
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The U.S. should reform the WHO, not leave it
By exiting the WHO and pulling funding, the U.S. would lose any leverage to enact those reforms,” writes Ashish K. Jha.
UN Security Council demands M23 stop offensive in eastern Congo
The United Nations Security Council on Sunday demanded that M23 rebel forces stop an ongoing offensive and advance towards Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and that "external forces" in the region immediately withdraw.
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U.N. chief warns of rebel advances in Democratic Republic of Congo
24 (UPI) --Advances being made by the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ... to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization has triggered a hiring freeze ...
US quits the World Health Organization and sabotages international public health
The ending of the commitment to the World Health Organization by the United States poses as an existential threat to the well-being of the international working class.
Opinion
Trump is withdrawing from the WHO. That’s a grave mistake.
Richard Conniff is the author of “Ending Epidemics: A History of Escape From Contagion.” Lawrence O. Gostin is a law professor at Georgetown University and director of the WHO Collaborating Center for National and Global Health Law.
Covering an Mpox Outbreak in Congo: Mile After Mile of Muck
A reporter made a long journey, much of it spent fighting through mud on a motorbike, to reach the epicenter of a viral outbreak in Africa.
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Trump moves to withdraw US from WHO over agency's handling of pandemic, failure to reform
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office to begin withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, a move that some scientists and faith
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Congo Jails Three Chinese Citizens in Illegal Mining Crackdown
BUKAVU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters ... we have difficulty accessing drinking water, health care, education, electricity, employment," civil society leader Nene Bintu said at the ...
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US withdrawal from WHO: Need for Africa to step up boldly
For over seven decades, the US has been a cornerstone of WHO support, helping shape global health strategies. Its exit sends shockwaves through the international health community. "The USA has been instrumental in supporting the Africa CDC and the WHO in preparing for,