The United States has officially withdrawn from the World Health Organization (WHO), marking a major shift in Washington’s global health policy and ending decades of formal participation in the UN-backed agency.

The Trump administration has made good on its promise to withdraw the United States from the world’s leading global health organization.

California joined WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network, countering federal withdrawal from the organization.

The United States officially withdrew from the World Health Organization on Thursday, slightly over a year after President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO via an executive order on the first day of his second term on Jan.

By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. is due to officially exit the World Health Organization on Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both U.S. health and global health and also in violation of a U.

The US is due to officially exit the World Health Organization today Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both US health and global health and also in violation of a US law that requires Washington to pay the UN health agency $260 million in fees that it owes.

Under US law, it has to give one year's notice and pay all outstanding fees before departure. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hours after Donald Trump began his second term as United States president on Jan. 20, 2024, he signed an executive order to end American membership in the World Health Organization (WHO) after one year.