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Argentina says it will withdraw from the World Health Organization, echoing Trump

A spokesman says President Javier Milei has ordered Argentina’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization due to “profound differences” with the U.N. agency

The Independent UK

All the times Project 2025 has appeared in Trump’s executive orders

Trump said he doesn’t know ‘what the hell’ Project 2025 is — but there are dozens of parallels between the document and his executive order

The Independent UK

US health funding cuts: what Nigeria stands to lose

US president Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization is threatening funding for critical health programmes like HIV/Aids and tuberculosis in different parts of the world, including Nigeria.

The Conversation

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Trump’s administration seems chaotic, but he’s drawing directly from Project 2025 playbook

In his first few days back in office, President Donald Trump engaged in a whirlwind of executive actions, from exiting the World Health Organization, to deploying military personnel and National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Conversation

Watch: WHO tackles budget challenges after Trump announces US withdrawal

Watch again as the World Health Organization’s 34-member Executive Board met in Geneva to fix its next budget and discuss the UN agency's financial challenges after President Donald Trump announced the United States’ withdrawal.

The Independent UK

How China stacks up against the United States in health

Here's how the two countries go head to head in illness rates and a range of lifestyle categories.

Fortune

Fiji’s HIV crisis is a regional challenge that demands a regional response

In the words of UNAIDS Asia Pacific Regional Director Eamonn Murphy, rising HIV infections in Fiji “put the entire Pacific region at risk”.

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Nation’s second-largest egg producer hit by bird flu as virus spreads across the US

The Indiana farm said it is working with the state to combat the risk of spread to other birds as the virus proliferates across the nation

The Independent UK

Trump agenda: "Destroy" US from within

America is "trapped in the ugly nexus of an abusive leader" who can't be satisfied — but must be confronted

Salon

Why the WHO has recommended switching to a healthier salt alternative

This week the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines recommending people switch the regular salt they use at home for substitutes containing less sodium.

The Conversation

All the executive orders Trump has signed so far

The US president signed orders to impose tariffs, end birthright citizenship, curb DEI efforts and more

The Guardian - US

WHO in Africa: three ways the continent stands to lose from Trump’s decision to pull out

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.

The Conversation

What a US exit from the WHO means for global healthcare

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

Al Jazeera

Impact Of U.S. Withdrawal On WHO Funding

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

Top News

US CDC Halts Collaboration With WHO Amid Global Health Concerns

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

The Texas Tribune

Texas Republicans in Congress propose bills to codify Trump executive orders

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

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The Independent UK

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

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

The Guardian - UK

What the Trump administration did during its first week back in power

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

The Conversation

As the United States disavows the World Health Organization, Canada must double down on its support

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.

Radio France Internationale

African healthcare at a crossroads after United States pulls WHO funding

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…

The Conversation

The US intends to leave the World Health Organization. What happens next?

Donald Trump’s plan to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been met with dismay in the public health field.

The Guardian - UK

Memo to President Trump: you are wrong to leave the World Health Organization. You should think again

Any funding disparities can be addressed, but another pandemic is coming – and we’ll need the WHO to help fight it, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown

International Business Times

Trump Tests Whether Bulldozer Can Also Be Peacemaker

President Donald Trump has vowed to be a peacemaker in his new term, but his aggressive early actions threaten to alienate US friends in a way that could hinder his ambitions, experts say.

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