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Medical students simulate tending to a patient amidst a crisis situation during the opening ceremony of the World Health Organisation academy in Lyon, France, in December 2024.
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In one of his first executive actions upon returning to office, President Donald Trump signed an order to pull the United States from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The decision, echoing his previous attempt during the Covid-19 pandemic, underscores his long-standing criticisms of the Geneva-based institution. The reasons cited in the executive order included WHO’s handling of the pandemic and “unfairly onerous payments” expected of the US.
