How Bad Could Trump’s Assault on Public Health Get?
Public health officials and experts were braced for challenges. The scale of the new administration’s moves in the first few days, however, has shocked them.
United States Public Health Officials Ordered To Stop Working At World Health Organization
This afternoon, the Associated Press is reporting that United States officials have officially ordered all public health officers to cease working at the World Health Organization just days after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the United States out of the World Health Organization.
Trump orders sow chaos in global public health
A recent flurry of executive orders and surprise actions by the Trump administration have roiled WHO, the CDC and the international public health community.
Trump Orders US to Withdraw from WHO. How It Could Impact Public Health
President Trump began his first day in office by signing a series of executive orders reversing many Biden-era policies. Among them, Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw from the WHO, cutting off funding for important global health initiatives.
Health officials told to stop working with WHO immediately after Trump withdrawal
Health officials working at agencies housed within the Department of Health and Human Services have been told to suspend their work with the World Health Organization immediately after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the country out of the organization.
‘Going to get us all killed’: Trump senselessly demands all U.S. public health officials end WHO communications immediately
On his first day back in office, Donald Trump proclaimed that the U.S. would pull out of the World Health Organization, disturbing many. Health officials may have taken solace in the fact it would take at least a year to withdraw,
What a U.S. exit from the World Health Organization means for global health
The World Health Organization is shaped by its members: 194 countries that set health priorities and make agreements about how to share critical data, treatments, and vaccines during international emergencies.
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What does the health and human services secretary do?
The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, plays a significant role in every American’s access to health care and in the nation’s overall well-being.