Public Health · Infectious Disease · 7 h ago
WHO urges United States to reconsider planned withdrawal
WHO expressed regret over the United States’ announcement of its intent to withdraw from the organization. In a January 21 statement, WHO called for reconsideration and dialogue to preserve the partnership.
- WHO called for reconsideration and dialogue to preserve US membership.
- The United States has been a WHO member since 1948.
- The statement provides no withdrawal timeline or quantified health impact.
The World Health Organization (WHO) issued a statement on January 21, 2025, expressing regret over the United States’ announcement that it intends to withdraw from the organization. WHO said it hoped the United States would reconsider and called for constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership.
The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and has helped shape its work alongside 193 other Member States through the World Health Assembly and Executive Board. WHO highlighted the partnership’s contributions to smallpox eradication and progress toward polio eradication. It also emphasized its role in strengthening health systems and detecting, preventing and responding to disease outbreaks and other health emergencies.
WHO said reforms implemented over the past seven years, with participation from the United States and other Member States, have sought to improve accountability, cost-effectiveness and country-level impact. The statement describes an announced intention to withdraw, not a completed withdrawal, and provides no withdrawal timeline or quantified assessment of effects on health programs or clinical services.
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