The USA left the WHO, and New York joined

The New York City Department of Health said Wednesday it has joined the WHO. This was preceded by the US withdrawal from the World Health Organization. The initiator, xrust recalls, was Donald Trump.

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Following the Republican president's decision to withdraw the United States from the WHO, some Democratic Party leaders called on their regions to join the WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network in protest of Trump. New York Mayor Zoran Mamdani criticized the president's policies.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, both Democrats, also said their states would join the WHO's global outbreak response network. This network responds to public health events around the world, such as pandemics and disease outbreaks, and includes more than 360 technical institutions.

Key quotes

By joining WHO, New York gains access to a global network of more than 360 agencies and organizations that respond to acute public health situations by deploying personnel and resources to affected countries,” the New York Department of Health said in a statement. «Infectious diseases know no borders, and neither should the information and resources that help us protect New Yorkers,» added Acting Health Commissioner and Surgeon General Michelle Morse.

Context

Last month, the United States officially withdrew from the WHO after completing a one-year waiting period mandated by a Trump executive order signed in January 2025.

Since taking office, Trump has withdrawn the United States from dozens of international and UN organizations, saying they do not benefit Washington. His actions were condemned by health and human rights experts.

Xrust The USA left the WHO, and New York joined