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.

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

People still see COVID-19 as an ongoing public health threat, even though the pandemic officially ended in 2023, acc

As part of his blitz of executive orders, President Trump delivered on a promise to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. The Trump White House accuses the WHO of mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and bias toward China.

President Donald Trump announced Monday he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, a significant move on his first day back in the White House cutting ties with the United Nations’ public health agency and drawing criticism from public health experts.

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.

In a day-one executive order, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization for a second time.

Public health experts say U.S. withdrawal from the W.H.O. would undermine the nation’s standing as a global health leader and make it harder to fight the next pandemic.

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.

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 World Health Organization is shaped by its members: 194 countries that set health priorities and make agreements about how to share critical data, treatments, and vaccines during international emergencies.