President Donald Trump expressed a possible willingness to rejoin the World Health Organization (WHO) after previously announcing the US exit. Trump cited the need for WHO reforms and expressed dissatisfaction with the US contributing more to the organization than China.
Medical aid shipment from the World Health Organisation and the UN refugee agency, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees arrives at the Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Oct 4, 2024.LAS VEGAS - President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organisation, days after ordering a US exit from the global health agency over what he described as a mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic and other international health crises.
The US is scheduled to leave the WHO on Jan 22, 2026. Trump announced the move on Monday after he was sworn in for a second term in the White House. Trump told the crowd in Las Vegas he was unhappy that the US paid more into the WHO than China, which has a much bigger population.
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