US withdrawal from WHO means missing February’s meeting, reducing influence and hindering global health efforts.
"Unfairly onerous payments" are cited in the executive order as a reason for WHO withdrawal. Countries’ dues are a percentage of their gross domestic product, meaning that as the world’s richest ...
Without funding and participation from the U.S., WHO might struggle to contain disease outbreaks or develop vaccines.
The US is a major sponsor of the WHO, its withdrawal means cutting off funding for aiding public health programs in ...
Columbia County elected officials and community organizations shared weight in on the flurry of executive orders signed by ...
One of President Trump’s first executive orders removes the U.S. from the global health organization, which experts say is ...
It follows threats by Trump to levy import taxes of 25% on Mexico and Canada, accusing them of allowing undocumented migrants and drugs into the US.
Reasons cited for exit were 'mishandling' of Covid pandemic, 'inability to demonstrate independence' from political influence ...
President Donald Trump has taken the first steps toward enacting his sweeping agenda with a series of executive actions that ...
Cypess, DVM, PhD, who will remain on the Board of ... the world’s premier biological materials management and standards organization, today announced the appointment of Ruth R. Cheng, PhD, as ...