On his first day back in office, President Donald Trump resumed America’s withdrawal from the scandal-plagued World Health Organization — a departure Trump initiated in his first term that was delayed for four years by the Biden administration. Days later, the administration ordered U.S. public health officials to stop working with the WHO.
Since American taxpayers will no longer be on the hook for funding over 15% of the organization’s annual budget, the WHO is scrambling to adapt, laying off workers, closing clinics, and killing programs.
According to an internal WHO memo seen by Reuters, the organization — facing an income gap of $600 million in 2026 when the withdrawal takes effect — is looking to slash its budget for 2026-27 by 21%,
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