Donald Trump's transition team is pushing to get the United States out of the World Health Organization on day one of the new administration.
This was revealed by the Financial Times. Experts say this would have a “catastrophic” impact on global health because it would eliminate the WHO's main source of funding, damaging its ability to respond to public health crises such as the coronavirus pandemic.
In 2020, Trump had already started the process of leaving the WHO accusing the agency of being under China's control.
“America will leave a huge void in global health financing and leadership. I don’t see anyone filling the hole,” said Lawrence Gostin, a professor of global health at Georgetown Law, adding that the plan to withdraw “on day one” would be “catastrophic” for global health.
The announcement of the United States' intention to withdraw from the WHO comes after Trump's appointment of several aides, such as vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy, to top health roles in the next administration. However, Gostin said he wasn't sure Trump would give as much priority to an immediate withdrawal as some on his team would like. The United States is the WHO's largest single donor, having donated approximately 16% of its overall funding to the organization in 2022-2023.
In 2020, Trump began the process of leaving the WHO as Covid-19 spread, accusing the agency of being under China's control. But the process was never completed, and his successor Joe Biden had resumed relations with the agency on his first day in office in 2021.
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