At the start of his second term, United States president Donald Trump
has again announced that the US will formally leave the World Health
Organization (WHO) in 2025. Leaving the WHO is a financial blow to the
Organization, as many have pointed out, but it is much more than that.
Trump’s decision to abandon WHO is counterproductive and puts at
risk the capacity of the organization to perform its role as the global
health agency. The WHO has been central to responding to global
health emergencies for more than seven decades.

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