WHO, USAID, PEPFAR: first targets of Trump's presidency
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Within hours of being sworn in as US President on Jan 20, 2025, Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing his country from WHO. The order cited the “mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises, [WHO’s] failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states”. Trump had attempted to leave WHO during his first term as US president, which ran from 2017 to 2021, but the decision was overturned by his successor and predecessor, Joe Biden.
Source: The Lancet Microbe
Author: Talha Burki
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $7,280
OpenAlex ID: W4407479845