TY - JOUR
T1 - The United States Withdrawal From the World Health Organization
T2 - Implications and Challenges
AU - Yazdi-Feyzabadi, Vahid
AU - Haghdoost, Ali Akbar
AU - Mckee, Martin
AU - Takian, Amirhossein
AU - Bradley, Elizabeth
AU - Brugha, Ruairi
AU - Eyal, Nir
AU - Eybpoosh, Sana
AU - Gostin, Lawrence
AU - Ikegami, Naoki
AU - Kickbusch, Ilona
AU - Labonté, Ronald
AU - Mannion, Russell
AU - Norheim, Ole F.
AU - Shiffman, Jeremy
AU - Karamouzian, Mohammad
PY - 2025/3/18
Y1 - 2025/3/18
N2 - President Trump’s 2025 decision to remove the United States (US) from the World Health Organization (WHO), echoing his initial 2020 move, raises existential questions about the future of global health governance. This editorial explores the immediate and long-term potential impacts of the withdrawal, noting that it poses a significant threat to the WHO financing. This, in turn, will have adverse consequences for future pandemic preparedness, health inequities, and cross-border collaboration. We also explore the potential role of private philanthropies in bridging the funding gap, against the risk of shifting health priorities away from local needs. For the US, withdrawal means diminished influence on global health policies and weaker alignment with new international regulations. Moving forward, structural reforms within the WHO, equitable contributions from global powers, and renewed US involvement are essential to maintain strong health systems worldwide. Ultimately, a collaborative approach is necessary to uphold collective preparedness against emerging health crises.
AB - President Trump’s 2025 decision to remove the United States (US) from the World Health Organization (WHO), echoing his initial 2020 move, raises existential questions about the future of global health governance. This editorial explores the immediate and long-term potential impacts of the withdrawal, noting that it poses a significant threat to the WHO financing. This, in turn, will have adverse consequences for future pandemic preparedness, health inequities, and cross-border collaboration. We also explore the potential role of private philanthropies in bridging the funding gap, against the risk of shifting health priorities away from local needs. For the US, withdrawal means diminished influence on global health policies and weaker alignment with new international regulations. Moving forward, structural reforms within the WHO, equitable contributions from global powers, and renewed US involvement are essential to maintain strong health systems worldwide. Ultimately, a collaborative approach is necessary to uphold collective preparedness against emerging health crises.
KW - Global Health
KW - Nationalism
KW - Political Determinants of Health
KW - United States of America
KW - World Health Organization
M3 - Editorial
SN - 2322-5939
JO - International Journal of Health Policy and Management
JF - International Journal of Health Policy and Management
ER -