NewsHealth & MedicineTrump is withdrawing the U.S. from WHO. Heres what that meansGutted funding and lack of participation could limit U.S. access to crucial disease data In 2023, WHO staff worked with Kenyas ministry of health and other partners to vaccinate some 2 million people against cholera. The organization works with countries around the world to prevent infectious disease.Billy Miaron/WHOBy Meghan Rosen1 hour agoFor the second time, President Donald Trump has announced plans to pull the plug on U.S. support for the World Health Organization. The global health and humanitarian organization works to eradicate disease and track outbreaks, which often ignore international borders.On January 20,Trump signed an executive order stating the United States intent to withdrawfrom the Switzerland-based organization, a process that takes 12 months. His first attempt to exit the WHO in July 2020 was thwarted by President Joe Biden, who took office in 2021 and reversed the decision.