By Admin 
America has completed the process of formally separating from the World Health Organization (WHO). This decision started from the first day of President Donald Trump’s second term and has now been completed on January 22, 2026.
America stopped funding of WHO
The Trump administration had announced its exit from WHO by issuing an executive order on January 20, 2025. Under this, America stopped all funding of WHO, recalled all its employees and contractors from Geneva headquarters and WHO offices around the world. Now America is no longer a member of WHO. The American flag has also been removed from outside the WHO headquarters in Geneva.
The Trump government says that WHO made big mistakes in handling the Covid-19 pandemic. The organization did not make necessary reforms and acted under political pressure from some member countries. America will now maintain only limited contact with WHO so that the process of separation can be completed. The government has clearly said that America will not return to WHO in future.
America was a member of WHO for 78 years
America was a founding member of WHO and remained a member for 78 years from 1948. This was the largest funding country. The United States used to pay an average of $111 million in membership fees and more than $570 million in voluntary contributions each year. Now after separation, WHO has suffered a big financial blow. America owes WHO 130 million to 278 million dollars. However, in some reports it is said to be $260 million. But America has refused to pay the dues.
America’s separation has a negative impact on global health.
WHO coordinates worldwide to fight diseases like smallpox, Ebola and polio. Distributes technical assistance, vaccines and medicines to poor countries. Creates guidelines for hundreds of diseases. This decision may have a negative impact on global health.
Experts say that this will weaken the global ability to fight new diseases. American scientists and pharmaceutical companies will also find it difficult to get health data from other countries, which is necessary for early warning of the epidemic. Experts at Georgetown University, Lawrence Gostin, have called it ‘the most disastrous presidential decision of his life’.
Trump separated from 70 organizations in 1 year
This decision is part of the larger policy of the Trump administration. In the first year of the second term, America has separated from about 70 international organizations and agreements. These include 31 UN-related institutions, including the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Economic Commission for Africa, Asia, Latin America and West Asia, International Law Commission, International Trade Centre, Peacebuilding Commission and Fund, UN Women, UNFCCC, UN Population Fund, UN Water, UN University and many more.
America has also withdrawn from 35 non-UN organizations and Paris climate agreements. These include many entities including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), International Renewable Energy Agency, International Solar Alliance, International Union for Conservation of Nature, and Global Forum on Migration and Development. The government says that these organizations promote the ‘woke agenda’, which is against American interests. However, the US will remain in the UN Security Council, the World Food Program (WFP) and the UNHCR, as these are considered essential for national security and humanitarian aid.