US officially exits World Health Organisation. [AFP]President Donald Trump has ordered a pause on all US funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) and directed that American personnel working with the agency be recalled or reassigned. The move comes as the United States formally withdraws from the global health body, according to news agencies. It also cited WHO’s failure to adopt needed reforms and concerns about the organization’s independence from political influence by member states. “WHO continues to demand unfairly onerous payments from the United States, far out of proportion with other countries’ assessed payments.

Source: Standard Digital January 23, 2026 07:08 UTC