Trump orders U.S. to withdraw from World Health Organization

President Trump signaled his intention to withdraw from the World Health Organization on Monday, a move global health experts fear will both cripple the agency and substantially weaken international health security — in the United States and abroad.

A U.S. withdrawal from the WHO would deprive the Geneva-based institution of its biggest funder and a major contributor of scientific expertise, likely necessitating a massive reorganization and a curtailment of the functions the WHO is able to perform.

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