A health organization created in the wake of World War II to fight disease across the planet is losing its biggest donor, the United States.
Critical of the World Health Organization’s handling of the COVID pandemic, President Donald Trump signed an order Monday for the U.S. to withdraw from the organization that helps track outbreaks of disease around the globe and provides research and resources for fighting everything from tuberculosis to maternal mortality.
Northeastern University experts in global and public health describe what the WHO is, who pays for it and the impact a U.S. withdrawal will have on the health of Americans and others.
