United States has finalised its withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO), formally ending its 77-year membership. President Donald Trump began the withdrawal process through an executive order on January 20, 2025, which formally took effect one year later. The White House cited the WHO’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as ongoing concerns over the organisation’s lack of reform, accountability, and transparency, as the primary reasons for the decision. United States, WHO’s largest financial contributor and a major provider of technical and scientific expertise, has reportedly exited with 260 million dollars unpaid financial obligations. All U.S. funding to the WHO has been terminated, and American participation in WHO-sponsored leadership bodies and working groups has ended.

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