US exit from the World Health Organization marks a new era in global health policy – here’s what the US, and world, will lose

The US will no longer participate in the WHO’s global influenza monitoring system – a shift experts say will lead to more flu hospitalizations and deaths.

By: Jordan Miller, Arizona State University, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: January 31, 2026

Words: 1,549

Last Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago

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By Jordan Miller, Arizona State University

The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration – a year after President Donald Trump signed an executive order on inauguration day of his second term declaring that he was doing so. He first stated his intention to do so during his first term in 2020, early in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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