The U.N. World Health Organization said Thursday that it has reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of ...

The agency was founded in 1948 in an attempt to protect the world’s health. Its constitution, signed by all UN members at the time, warned that “unequal development” in the health systems of ...

President Trump’s executive order for the U.S. to withdraw from the World Health Organization could greatly impact the nation’s ability to track and respond to global disease threats.

A worker arranges UN’s World Health Organization (WHO) humanitarian aid in a UAE plane headed to Egypt’s El-Arish airport on January 24, 2025 at an airport in Dubai, as part of a humanitarian ...

Trump removed the U.S. from the World Health Organization during his first term as well . Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

At the World Health Assembly, 193 member nations voted to adopt a treat calling for better preventive measures and global cooperation. But there are still details to hash out.

The World Health Organization has confirmed a human bird flu case in India – a 4-year-old who was infected with the H9N2 avian flu virus. Jun 12, 2024 Aspartame is "possibly carcinogenic," WHO says.

O n his first day in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump made a decisive move, announcing the United States’ intent to withdraw from the World Health Organization. His executive order ...

A World Health Organization sign is seen at the entrance to the organization’s headquarters in Geneva. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images) On the first day of his second administration, President ...

The agency was founded in 1948 in an attempt to protect the world’s health. Its constitution, signed by all UN members at the time, warned that “unequal development” in the health systems of ...

The agency was founded in 1948 in an attempt to protect the world’s health. Its constitution, signed by all UN members at the time, warned that “unequal development” in the health systems of ...

Why does Trump want to withdraw? Trump first tried to exit WHO during his first term in 2020, accusing the organization of “severely mismanaging and covering up” the spread of Covid-19.