New president signs executive order to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization - January 20, 2025, formal withdrawal January 22, 2026

[sharon sanders]

Lance and I personally saw the president do this on live stream. Do not know the details of this order. He said the W.H.O, "ripped off" the US.

FluTrackers policy regarding the W.H.O. does not change. We will still be posting their reports, research, experts' opinions, etc.

 

[sharon sanders]

Trump Withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization


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.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/...alth-organization.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

 

[sharon sanders]

WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION

EXECUTIVE ORDER
January 20, 2025
WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD

HEALTH ORGANIZATION

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Purpose. The United States noticed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020 due to the organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states. In addition, the WHO continues to demand unfairly onerous payments from the United States, far out of proportion with other countries’ assessed payments. China, with a population of 1.4 billion, has 300 percent of the population of the United States, yet contributes nearly 90 percent less to the WHO.

Sec. 2. Actions. (a) The United States intends to withdraw from the WHO. The Presidential Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations signed on January 20, 2021, that retracted the United States’ July 6, 2020, notification of withdrawal is revoked.

(b) Executive Order 13987 of January 25, 2021 (Organizing and Mobilizing the United States Government to Provide a Unified and Effective Response to Combat COVID–19 and to Provide United States Leadership on Global Health and Security), is revoked.

(c) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs shall establish directorates and coordinating mechanisms within the National Security Council apparatus as he deems necessary and appropriate to safeguard public health and fortify biosecurity.

(d) The Secretary of State and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall take appropriate measures, with all practicable speed, to:

(i) pause the future transfer of any United States Government funds, support, or resources to the WHO;

(ii) recall and reassign United States Government personnel or contractors working in any capacity with the WHO; and

(iii) identify credible and transparent United States and international partners to assume necessary activities previously undertaken by the WHO.

(e) The Director of the White House Office of Pandemic Preparedness and Response Policy shall review, rescind, and replace the 2024 U.S. Global Health Security Strategy as soon as practicable.

Sec. 3. Notification. The Secretary of State shall immediately inform the Secretary-General of the United Nations, any other applicable depositary, and the leadership of the WHO of the withdrawal.

Sec. 4. Global System Negotiations. While withdrawal is in progress, the Secretary of State will cease negotiations on the WHO Pandemic Agreement and the amendments to the International Health Regulations, and actions taken to effectuate such agreement and amendments will have no binding force on the United States.

Sec. 5. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:

(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or the head thereof; or

(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.

(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations.

(c) This order is not intended to, and does not, create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or in equity by any party against the United States, its departments, agencies, or entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any other person.

THE WHITE HOUSE,

January 20, 2025.
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https://www.whitehouse.gov/presiden...ted-states-from-the-worldhealth-organization/

 

[Mary Wilson]

Nothing new here...

Update on U.S. Withdrawal from the World Health Organization

PRESS STATEMENT

MORGAN ORTAGUS, DEPARTMENT SPOKESPERSON

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

... When President Trump announced the U.S. withdrawal from that organization, he made clear that we would seek more credible and transparent partners.

That withdrawal becomes effective on July 6, 2021, and since the President’s announcement, the U.S. government has been working to identify partners to assume the activities previously undertaken by WHO. ...

https://2017-2021.state.gov/update-on-u-s-withdrawal-from-the-world-health-organization/
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[sharon sanders]

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

@DrTedros




WHO comments on United States announcement of intent to withdraw

Geneva – The World Health Organization regrets the announcement that the
United States of America intends to
withdraw from the Organization.

WHO plays a crucial role in protecting the health and security of
the world’s people, including Americans, by addressing the root
causes of disease, building stronger health systems, and
detecting, preventing and responding to health emergencies,
including disease outbreaks, often in dangerous places where
others cannot go.

The United States was a founding member of WHO in 1948 and
has participated in shaping and governing WHO’s work ever
since, alongside 193 other Member States, including through its
active participation in the World Health Assembly and Executive
Board. For over seven decades, WHO and the USA have saved
countless lives and protected Americans and all people from
health threats. Together, we ended smallpox, and together we
have brought polio to the brink of eradication. American
institutions have contributed to and benefited from membership
in WHO.

With the participation of the United States and other Member
States, WHO has over the past 7 years implemented the largest
set of reforms in its history, to transform our accountability,
cost-effectiveness, and impact in countries. This work continues.

We hope the United States will reconsider and we look forward
to engaging in constructive dialogue to maintain the partnership
between the USA and WHO, for the benefit of the health and
well-being of millions of people around the globe.​

 

[sharon sanders]

I do not think the order in post #3 is based on intent. It reads to me that the US is withdrawing immediately only delayed by logistical considerations: " with all practicable speed, to", "as soon as practicable".

 

[Mary Wilson]

China says committed to WHO, Paris climate deal after US pulls out

​Issued on: 21/01/2025 - 10:39​
Beijing (AFP)​

... Beijing said Tuesday that it was "concerned" by the withdrawals and that it remained committed to international cooperation.

"China will, as always, support the WHO in fulfilling its responsibilities... and work towards building a shared community of health for humanity," said foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun during a news conference.

"The role of the WHO should only be strengthened, not weakened," he added.​ ...

... "No country can remain unaffected or solve the problem on its own," he said.

"China will work with all parties... to actively address the challenges of climate change." ...

https://www.france24.com/en/live-ne...-to-who-paris-climate-deal-after-us-pulls-out
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[sharon sanders]

CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal


By MIKE STOBBE
Updated 4:24 PM EST, January 27, 2025

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.

A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all agency staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their collaborations and “await further guidance.”

Experts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox in Africa, as well as brewing threats from around the world. It also comes as health authorities around the world are monitoring bird flu outbreaks among U.S. livestock.

The Associated Press viewed a copy of Nkengasong’s memo, which said the stop-work policy applied to “all CDC staff engaging with WHO through technical working groups, coordinating centers, advisory boards, cooperative agreements or other means — in person or virtual.” It also says CDC staff are not allowed to visit WHO offices.
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https://apnews.com/article/cdc-who-trump-548cf18b1c409c7d22e17311ccdfe1f6

 

[sharon sanders]

Stat published an opinion piece titled "The U.S. should reform the WHO, not leave it" By Ashish K. Jha on Jan. 18, 2025.

(Jha is the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health and former White House Covid-19 response coordinator.)

In this opinion he was critical of the WHO but I only have a small snip due to the subscription requirement:

"To be sure, Rubio is right in his review of how the WHO mismanaged the emergence and spread of Covid from China."
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The following is a rebuttal that I can publish in its entirety because it was sent to me by the author. FluTrackers is known for publishing both sides of a discussion and this does not mean we agree, or disagree, with either side:

 

[Pathfinder]

Flashback news and statements:

In Public, the World Health Organization Praised China’s Early COVID Response. In Private, They Had Concerns.

January 26, 2021
by Patrice Taddonio

As World Health Organization officials publicly praised China in the critical early weeks of the outbreak of what would come to be known as COVID-19, they privately expressed concern about the government’s lack of transparency and worried that the WHO would be accused of failing to warn the world.
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“‘There’s been no evidence of human-to-human transmission’ is not good enough,” Ryan said in the recordings. “We need to see the data; we need to be able to determine for ourselves the geographic distribution, the timeline of the epi curve, and all of that. It’s absolutely important, at this point.”

Soon after, as the film reports, a WHO representative appeared on Chinese state television and praised “the sheer speed of the response in China,” saying, “we can see that there is no clear evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission.”
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“Ultimately, the impression that the rest of the world got was just what the Chinese authorities wanted,” AP reporter Dake Kang says in the film. “Which is that everything was under control, which of course it wasn’t.”

China’s government didn’t confirm human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 until Jan. 20, 2020. By then, the virus had already begun to spread beyond China’s borders
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https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/...-covid-response-in-private-they-had-concerns/


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‘Out of Control’: Wuhan Health Worker Speaks Out | "China's COVID Secrets"

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​​ Mission summary: WHO Field Visit to Wuhan, China 20-21 January 2020

22 January 2020
Statement
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Data collected through detailed epidemiological investigation and through the deployment of the new test kit nationally suggests that human-to-human transmission is taking place in Wuhan. More analysis of the epidemiological data is needed to understand the full extent of human-to-human transmission. WHO stands ready to provide support to China to conduct further detailed analysis.
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https://www.who.int/china/news/detail/22-01-2020-field-visit-wuhan-china-jan-2020

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Statement on the first meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee...

23 January 2020
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Conclusions and Advice

On 22 January, the members of the Emergency Committee expressed divergent views on whether this event constitutes a PHEIC or not. At that time, the advice was that the event did not constitute a PHEIC, but the Committee members agreed on the urgency of the situation and suggested that the Committee should be reconvened in a matter of days to examine the situation further.

...https://www.who.int/news/item/23-01...-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)
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Hat tip to Tetano

WHO, China leaders discuss next steps in battle against coronavirus outbreak

28 January 2020

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, today met President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing. They shared the latest information on the novel coronavirus 2019 (2019-nCoV) outbreak and reiterated their commitment to bring it under control.
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“Stopping the spread of this virus both in China and globally is WHO’s highest priority,” said Dr Tedros. “We appreciate the seriousness with which China is taking this outbreak, especially the commitment from top leadership, and the transparency they have demonstrated, including sharing data and genetic sequence of the virus. WHO is working closely with the government on measures to understand the virus and limit transmission. WHO will keep working side-by-side with China and all other countries to protect health and keep people safe.”

https://www.who.int/news/item/28-01...-steps-in-battle-against-coronavirus-outbreak
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Hat tip to Shiloh

Statement on the second meeting of the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee ...

30 January 2020
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The Director-General declared that the outbreak of 2019-nCoV constitutes a PHEIC and accepted the Committee’s advice and issued this advice as Temporary Recommendations under the IHR.

...https://www.who.int/news/item/30-01...-the-outbreak-of-novel-coronavirus-(2019-ncov)​

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[Pathfinder]

WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD
HEALTH ORGANIZATION

EXECUTIVE ORDER
January 20, 2025
WITHDRAWING THE UNITED STATES FROM THE WORLD

HEALTH ORGANIZATION

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered:

Section 1. Purpose. The United States noticed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2020 due to the organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states. In addition, the WHO continues to demand unfairly onerous payments from the United States, far out of proportion with other countries’ assessed payments. China, with a population of 1.4 billion, has 300 percent of the population of the United States, yet contributes nearly 90 percent less to the WHO.

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https://www.whitehouse.gov/presiden...ted-states-from-the-worldhealth-organization/

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Funding by contributor

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https://open.who.int/2024-25/contributors/contributor

 

[Pathfinder]

• Presidency of the Nation
• Office of the President
• Official Communiqué Number 76

Official Communiqué Number 76


Official Statement from the Office of President Javier Milei.

February 5, 2025

City of Buenos Aires, February 5, 2025.- The Office of the President informs that President Javier Milei has made the decision to withdraw the Argentine Republic from the World Health Organization (WHO).

The WHO was created in 1948 to coordinate the response to global health emergencies, but it failed in its greatest test: it promoted eternal quarantines without scientific support when it had to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lockdowns caused one of the biggest economic catastrophes in world history and, according to the Rome Statute of 1998, the quarantine model could be classified as a crime against humanity. In our country, the WHO supported a government that left children out of school, hundreds of thousands of workers without income, led businesses and SMEs to bankruptcy, and still cost us 130,000 lives.

Today, evidence indicates that the WHO's recipes do not work because they are the result of political influence, not based on science. It has also confirmed its inflexibility in changing its approach and, far from admitting errors, chooses to continue assuming responsibilities that do not correspond to it and limiting the sovereignty of countries.

The international community urgently needs to rethink the purpose of supranational organisations, financed by everyone, that do not fulfil the objectives for which they were created, are dedicated to making international politics and seek to impose themselves over member countries.

Official Communiqué No. 76


https://www.argentina.gob.ar/noticias/comunicado-oficial-numero-76

 

[Mary Wilson]

U.S. exit from WHO: Potential impacts for smallpox virus biosafety - IDSA

2/10/2025
​Daniel R. Lucey, MD, MPH, FIDSA

... Virus storage, lab inspections, reporting and other possible implications

As a result of the U.S. withdrawal, unprecedented and dangerous changes could occur relating to smallpox virus storage, experiments, reporting and inspections at CDC’s laboratory in Atlanta or any possible future new U.S. locations.

At this time, it is difficult to anticipate how the Russian Federation, other nations (such as China, North Korea, Iran and others), WHO or the United Nations would react to any potential changes in the way U.S. handles its smallpox virus repository.

In accordance with a 2007 resolution of the World Health Assembly, inspections of these two laboratories in the U.S. and the Russian Federation that contain smallpox virus are required every two years by the WHO Biosafety and Biosecurity Inspection Team. ...

https://www.idsociety.org/science-s...irus-biosafety#/+/0/publishedDate_na_dt/desc/

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[sharon sanders]

U.S. exit from WHO: Potential impacts for smallpox virus biosafety - IDSA

2/10/2025
​Daniel R. Lucey, MD, MPH, FIDSA

... Virus storage, lab inspections, reporting and other possible implications

As a result of the U.S. withdrawal, unprecedented and dangerous changes could occur relating to smallpox virus storage, experiments, reporting and inspections at CDC’s laboratory in Atlanta or any possible future new U.S. locations.

At this time, it is difficult to anticipate how the Russian Federation, other nations (such as China, North Korea, Iran and others), WHO or the United Nations would react to any potential changes in the way U.S. handles its smallpox virus repository.

In accordance with a 2007 resolution of the World Health Assembly, inspections of these two laboratories in the U.S. and the Russian Federation that contain smallpox virus are required every two years by the WHO Biosafety and Biosecurity Inspection Team. ...

https://www.idsociety.org/science-s...irus-biosafety#/+/0/publishedDate_na_dt/desc/

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Sorry, but this is fear mongering. Does anyone think all of a sudden the CDC is going to be derelict in their duty to safeguard smallpox? If they have suffered a 10% loss of manpower as reported then they still have 90% to be sure the smallpox is locked up tight.

Please. This article is an insult to everyone who works at the CDC and to the intelligence of the general public.

 

[Mary Wilson]

I interrupted the above article as making the reader aware of one of the responsibilities WHO has/had. And wonder, what future 'neutral' national organization will qualify to take over this responsibility.

 

[Mary Wilson]

WHO chief urges pandemic accord action after US withdrawal from negotiations

‘Next pandemic is a matter of when, not if,’ said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. US notified WHO on Friday of withdrawal from pandemic talks

Published: 1:33am, 18 Feb 2025​
​Agence France-Presse​

The head of the World Health Organization insisted on Monday it was “now or never” to strike a landmark global accord on tackling future pandemics, after the United States withdrew from negotiations.

WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said no country could protect itself from the next pandemic on its own – three days after US President Donald Trump’s administration told the UN health agency it was leaving the pandemic agreement talks.

“We are at a crucial point as you move to finalise the pandemic agreement in time for the World Health Assembly” in May, Tedros told WHO members at the opening of the week-long 13th round of negotiations in Geneva.
“It really is a case of now or never. But I am confident that you will choose ‘now’ because you know what is at stake.

“You remember the hard-won lessons of Covid-19, which left an estimated 20 million of our brothers and sisters dead, and which continues to kill.”

A further one-week session is planned before the WHO’s annual assembly. ...

https://www.scmp.com/news/world/uni...ccord-action-after-us-withdrawal-negotiations
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[Mary Wilson]

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THL and five other European public health agencies: the departure of the United States of America from the World Health Organization (WHO) could prompt European countries to meet the challenge of taking a leading role in the organisation

15.2.2025

The directors of THL and five other European public health agencies have published an open letter in the prestigious Lancet magazine on behalf of the World Health Organization.

The letter states that the possible withdrawal of the United States of America (USA) from WHO will quickly prompt European countries to step in and take a greater role than previously in the organisation. European countries should not only increase financial contributions to the WHO but also send experts to WHO.

The letter’s first signatory is THL. The other authors represent the public health institutes of Norway, Denmark, France, Austria and Portugal. ...

https://thl.fi/en/-/thl-and-five-ot...-of-taking-a-leading-role-in-the-organisation
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[Mary Wilson]

CORRESPONDENCE:
The urgent need to protect WHO is also an opportunity - The Lancet

February 14, 2025

DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)00264-8​

Mika O Salminen[SUP]a[/SUP] mika.salminen@thl.fi ∙ Otto Helve[SUP]a[/SUP] ∙ Henrik Ullum[SUP]b[/SUP] ∙ Herwig Ostermann[SUP]c[/SUP]∙ Claudia Habl[SUP]c[/SUP] ∙ Guri Rørtveit[SUP]d[/SUP]∙ et al.​

The recently re-elected President of the USA's decision to withdraw the USA from WHO is highly regrettable on multiple levels, and hopefully will be quickly reconsidered.[SUP]1,2[/SUP] But if it holds, it nevertheless provides other countries with a unique opportunity, and even an obligation, to step up and take the lead in shaping global health policy.
The USA has been a crucial player in WHO, both as a founding member of the UN and as a substantial financial contributor, covering up to 20% of the annual budget.[SUP]3[/SUP] Of equal importance, the USA provides hundreds of public health experts, particularly from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which is the world's largest public health agency. These seconded or US-funded experts have a profound impact on shaping health policies worldwide, exerting considerable influence on the organisation's work.
However, this heavy reliance on US expertise has created a vulnerability for WHO that has now been realised. As the USA withdraws funding and removes its experts, a massive financial and knowledge gap will be left. WHO's ability to address health crises, from epidemics to natural disasters, will be jeopardised.​ ...

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00264-8/fulltext



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[Pathfinder]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 20, 2025
Contact: HHS Press Office

202-690-6343

Secretary Kennedy to World Health Assembly: The United States Is Holding the WHO Accountable

“Like many legacy institutions, the WHO has become mired in bureaucratic bloat, entrenched paradigms, conflicts of interest, and international power politics.”

In video remarks, links to an external website, opens in a new tab aired today during the Seventy-Eighth World Health Assembly in Geneva, Switzerland, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. defended the Trump Administration's intent to withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) and shared his vision for the future of global health.

“Like many legacy institutions, the WHO has become mired in bureaucratic bloat, entrenched paradigms, conflicts of interest, and international power politics,” said Secretary Kennedy. “While the United States has provided the lion’s share of the organization’s funding historically, other countries such as China have exerted undue influence over its operations in ways that serve their own interests and not particularly the interests of the global public.”

On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14155 Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, links to an external website which instructs the Federal Government to “pause the future transfer of any United States Government funds, support, or resources to the WHO.”

“Not only has the WHO capitulated to political pressure from China, it’s also failed to maintain an organization characterized by transparency and fair governance by and for its Member States,” Secretary Kennedy stated. “The WHO often acts like it has forgotten that its members must remain accountable to their own citizens and not to transnational or corporate interests.”

The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the Member States of the WHO. It is attended by delegations from all WHO Member States and focuses on a specific health agenda prepared by the Executive Board. The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the policies of the Organization, appoint the Director-General, supervise financial policies, and review and approve the proposed program budget.

“Global cooperation on health is still critically important to President Trump and myself, but it isn’t working very well under the WHO as the failures of the COVID era demonstrate,” Secretary Kennedy added. “I urge the world's health ministers and the WHO to take our withdrawal from the organization as a wake-up call.”

Secretary Kennedy closed his remarks by inviting “health ministers around the world into a new era of cooperation,” calling for his international colleagues to “create new institutions or revisit existing institutions that are lean, efficient, transparent, and accountable.”

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https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/us-withdrawal-from-who.html

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Sec. Kennedy to the World Health Assembly: The United States Is Holding the WHO Accountable

20 May 2025

"Like many legacy institutions, the WHO has become mired in bureaucratic bloat, entrenched paradigms, conflicts of interest, and international power politics. While the United States has provided the lion’s share of the organization’s funding historically, other countries such as China have exerted undue influence over its operations in ways that serve their own interests and not particularly the interests of the global public." - Sec. Kennedy

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[Pathfinder]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 27, 2025

Contact: HHS Press Office

202-690-6343
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Joint Statement with Argentina Health Minister

Washington, D.C. — May 27, 2025

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Argentine Minister of Health Mario Lugones today issued the following joint statement regarding each country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO):

“The WHO’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed serious structural and operational shortcomings that undermined global trust and highlighted the urgent need for independent, science-based leadership in global health.

“There are well-documented concerns regarding the early management of the pandemic and the risks associated with certain types of research. Rather than ensuring timely transparency, the WHO failed to provide critical access to information, impairing countries' ability to act swiftly and effectively, with devastating global consequences.

“The absence of meaningful reforms, disproportionate financial demands, and the increasing politicization of the organization have ultimately led the United States and Argentina to withdraw from the WHO.

“The organization has shifted away from its founding mission, becoming increasingly reliant on voluntary contributions and vulnerable to the influence of non-scientific agendas. This diversion has distracted from addressing genuine public health threats.

“Withdrawal marks the beginning of a new path—toward building a modern global health cooperation model grounded in scientific integrity, transparency, sovereignty, and accountability. Our shared commitment is to cost-effective, evidence-based public health interventions that prioritize prevention, especially in children, by addressing root causes such as environmental toxins, nutritional deficiencies, and food safety standards.

“The United States’ Make America Healthy Again initiative is already showing historic progress. Deepening collaboration with partners who share these principles will drive innovation, reduce costs, and help build a stronger, healthier future. The Argentine government, for its part, inherited a devastated healthcare system and is now making rapid progress in rebuilding and strengthening it, with a renewed focus on transparency and quality care for all citizens.

“Real health threats demand urgency and gold-standard science. Under President Donald J. Trump, the United States is restoring a sovereign, results-driven approach—putting people above politics. Argentina, likewise, supports public health systems rooted in autonomy, transparency, innovation, and scientific rigor.

“We can no longer support a system that fails to protect our people or deliver on its mandate. The United States and Argentina invite all nations committed to scientific integrity, transparency, and the defense of human dignity to join us in shaping a new era of global health cooperation—one focused on results, sovereignty, and a safer future for all.”

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https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/us-argentina-withdraw-who.html