USAID’s apparent demise and the US withdrawal from WHO put millions of lives worldwide at risk and imperil US national security

Photo: Alcancar maternity clinic – June 5, 2024. Photo credit: USAID Mozambique via Flickr. Public domain. Article by Nicole Hassoun. The Conversation – February 25, 2025.

On his first day in office, Jan. 20, 2025, President Donald Trump began a drastic reshaping of the United States’ role in global health as part of the first 26 executive orders of his new term. He initiated the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization, which works to promote and advance global health, following through on his first attempt […]

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