Members of Trump's (R) Presidential Transition Team, are laying the groundwork for the U.S. Withdraw from the World Health Organization (WHO) on the First Day of His Second Term, according to a Health Law Expert familiar with the Discussions.
"I have it on good authority that he plans to withdraw, probably on Day One or very early in his administration," said Lawrence Gostin, Professor of Global Health at Georgetown University in Washington, and Director of the WHO Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law.
The Plan, which aligns with Trump's longstanding Criticism of the U.N. Health Agency, would mark a Dramatic Shift in U.S. Global Health Policy and further Isolate Washington from International Efforts to Battle Pandemics.
Trump has Nominated several Critics of the Organization to Top Public Health positions, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (I), a Vaccine Skeptic, who is up for the Post of Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), which Oversees All Major U.S. Health Agencies including: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA).
Trump initiated the Year-Long Wwithdrawal Process from the WHO in 2020, but Six months later His Successor, President Biden (D), Reversed the Decision.
Trump has Argued that the Agency Failed to hold China Accountable for the early Spread of COVID-19. He has repeatedly called the WHO a Puppet of Beijing, and Vowed to Redirect U.S. Contributions to Domestic Health Initiatives.
Critics Warn that a U.S. Withdrawal could undermine Global Disease Surveillance and Emergency Response systems.
"The U.S. would lose influence and clout in global health and China would fill the vacuum. I can't imagine a world without a robust WHO. But U.S. withdrawal would severely weaken the agency," Gostin said.
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