Trump announced the US would withdraw from the World Health Organization in January 2023 in one of his final acts as President, but has now hinted at a U-turn

President Donald Trump discussed his thoughts on the World Health Organization, expanding on some of the reasons he withdrew from the agency.

The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.

President Donald Trump announced Monday he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, a significant move on his first day back in the White House cutting ties with the United Nations’ public health agency and drawing criticism from public health experts.

Public health experts warn that pulling out of WHO, which Trump attacked for its response to COVID-19, will leave Americans more vulnerable to health threats.

Trump initially removed the U.S. from the WHO in 2020, but Biden reversed his action before it went into effect.

World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.

The first week of President Donald Trump’s second term dealt several body blows to public health. Among a flurry of executive orders signed on his first day in office is one that withdraws the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO)—a move experts say will make the U.

WHO’s constitution, drafted in New York, doesn’t have a clear exit method for member states. A joint resolution by Congress in 1948 outlined that the U.S. can withdraw with one year's notice. This is contingent, however, on ensuring that its financial obligations to WHO “shall be met in full for the organization’s current fiscal year.”

President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization, raising concerns about the U.N. agency's ability to fight diseases and respond to emergencies around the globe without its biggest funder.

Public health experts say there could be massive implications after President Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization.