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

  • Written by Jordan Miller, Teaching Professor of Public Health, Arizona State University
imageThe U.S.-WHO collaboration has been critical in the country's response to mpox, shown here, as well as Ebola, Marburg, flu and COVID-19.Uma Shankar sharma/Moment via Getty Images

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...

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