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Day 23: December 23, 2024

Withdrawing from the WHO

Day 23: December 23, 2024

Numerous media outlets reported that the Trump Administration plans to remove the United States from the World Health Organization on Trump’s first day in office. The United States is the largest funder of the WHO, and its withdrawal would likely undermine global pandemic surveillance, response and coordination. The US absence would also leave the organization subject to the influence of other major nations, such as China.

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