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President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization (WHO) will be keenly felt across the globe, with profound implications for health in Africa.

US withdrawal from WHO means missing February’s meeting, reducing influence and hindering global health efforts.

Learn about the implications of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO on funding and global health initiatives.

The World Health Organization is losing its biggest funder after Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US

Following Donald Trump’s return to the White House, much attention has been given to his plans for tariffs on imported goods, deportations of illegal migrants, and cuts to federal government spending. Fewer column inches have addressed the implications of his presidency for global regulatory bodies.

U.S. CDC halts collaborations with WHO, raising concerns about global health security and international cooperation in public health.

Ending birthright citizenship, increasing oil drilling, and leaving WHO are just a few bills the state’s Republicans pushed in Congress this month.

U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately

Pulling out of the WHO and Paris climate agreement, a war on migration, backing Israeli claims on Palestinian land – the new presidency is under way

We’ve heard about the threat that United States tariffs pose to Canadian economic security. But a different kind of insecurity now looms with new leadership from our southern neighbours: insecurity in global health.

Africa's reliance on World Health Organization support faces a critical test after Donald Trump withdrew the United States – and the considerable funding it contributes – from the global body. The move could have serious consequences across the continent, but one senior African health official told RFI it could also…