WHO declares global COVID emergency over 03:39. The World Health Organization announced Friday it would declare an end to the global COVID-19 emergency, urging countries to begin transitioning ...

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 World Health Organization spokesperson declined to comment on the move. The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the CDC, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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.

As one of his first acts as president, Joe Biden Wednesday halted the U.S. departure from the World Health Organization and joined a multilateral vaccine distribution initiative, cementing U.S ...

The World Health Organization turns 75 today. Forged in the years following World War II, many hoped people would finally work together to eradicate some of the world's worst diseases.

World Health Organization responds to a critical First Opinion. There are other signs of an organization with deep cultural problems. Early in the Covid pandemic, the WHO denied that the virus ...

The World Health Organization on Monday warned against using artificial sweeteners to control body weight or reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases, saying that long-term use is not effective ...

Being transgender is no longer classified as a mental illness by the World Health Organization – a key sign of progress for an often-marginalized community. WHO announced Monday that in its ...

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. There are 118,000 cases, more than 4,000 deaths, the agency said, and the virus has found a foothold ...