As the U.S.’s withdrawal from the WHO becomes official, the consequences for the world’s health could be serious.

Joining the World Health Organization’s Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network is the state’s latest move into an area that was previously the domain of the federal government, before ...

On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization (WHO)—a move that experts say makes the U.S. and other countries ...

WASHINGTON — World Health Organization bureaucrats have finally returned an American flag that flew at its Geneva headquarters after State Department officials accused the public health body of ...

The United States has formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday. Trump signed an executive order on his ...

In a historic rupture for global health, the United States completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization on January 22, 2026, becoming the first founding member to abandon the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The White House may have pulled the plug on U.S. participation in the World Health Organization, but that doesn’t mean that ...

LEAST 115 PEOPLE SINCE SEPTEMBER. THE UNITED STATES HAS FORMALLY LEFT THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION. THE W.H.O. SAYS MEMBERS OF ITS EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL NOW TALK ABOUT HOW TO HANDLE THE U.S.

This article is the latest in the Health Affairs Forefront featured topic, “Health Policy at a Crossroads,” produced with the support of the Commonwealth Fund and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The White House may have pulled the plug on U.S. participation in the World Health Organization, but that doesn’t mean that Americans have to. The Illinois Department of Public Health sidestepped the ...