America is leaving WHO. What does that mean for public health?
The Covid-19 pandemic's outbreak was five years ago, but it still reverberates through American politics. After President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organization, it's clear that his anger toward WHO could "reshape global health," said The Washington Post.
During his first term in office, the president blamed the organization for "fueling the coronavirus pandemic." His new order "immediately terminates" America's relationship with the organization. That leaves WHO, which has fought to eliminate malaria and is currently tracking an outbreak of the Marburg virus in Tanzania, in a precarious position. The "effects of Trump's order could be felt when the next outbreak or pandemic hits," KFF's Jennifer Kates said too the Post.
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