This afternoon, the Associated Press is reporting that United States officials have officially ordered all public health officers to cease working at the World Health Organization just days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the United States out of the World Health Organization.

World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.

Public health experts evaluate the global and financial impact of the U.S. leaving the World Health Organization.

TOLEDO, Ohio — It has been five years since Covid-19 was officially declared a Global Emergency by the World Health Organization. As of Jan. 2025, more than 7 million people have died from the virus. Dr. Brian Kaminski, VP of medical affairs for ProMedica, said one of the biggest changes is how health care providers communicate with patients.

One of President Trump’s first executive orders removes the U.S. from the global health organization, which experts say is “cataclysmic.”

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization ... withdrawing "due to the organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out ...

The United States will leave the World Health Organization, President Donald Trump said on Monday, saying the global health agency had mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.

Coronavirus pandemic has left millions grappling with mental health challenges like anxiety and depression. Those who got infected with the deadly virus were isolated, which triggered mental health issues.

"Such a lawsuit is nothing short of frivolous litigation that defies the basic theory of the law and sovereign equality," Chinese embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu told Newsweek when asked how China would react to a ruling in the state's favor.

President Trump’s executive order for the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organization could greatly impact the nation’s ability to track and respond to global disease threats.

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 experts say makes the U.S. and other countries less safe from infectious diseases and other public-health threats.