The directive to the CDC to halt communications with the World Health Organization was imposed to comply with President Trump's executive order.
President Donald Trump last week issued an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from WHO, but that did not take immediate effect.
The White House has directed the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to cease all collaboration with the World Health Organization.
In line with Trump's executive order to end all collaboration with the WHO, the CDC has been instructed to end all communications and work with the international public health agency.
ATLANTA (AP) — US public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.
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.
Public health experts say the United States’ departure could cripple the WHO’s operations or leave an opening for China to assume greater control over the agency.
US public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
The Trump administration's attempt to freeze federal spending for grants and loans was rescinded after a federal judge ordered a halt.
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More than half of Americans believe the U.S. benefits from its membership in the WHO. As of April 2024, 25% of U.S. adults say the country benefits a great deal from its membership, while about one third say it benefits a fair amount. Conversely, 38% say the U.S. does not benefit much or at all from WHO membership.