Ooh, that’s a big one,” Donald Trump said Monday as he signed an executive order – one of dozens during his first hours as president – to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization.

The dollar initially weakened after Trump’s inaugural address did not explicitly announce tariffs, but rallied after he said the US could impose 25 per cent levies on Mexico and Canada. Trump postponed the ban on TikTok but said he “certainly could” put tariffs on China if Beijing failed to approve a deal to sell the app to a US company.

China and Russia vow to elevate relationship as US president issues executive orders on domestic and global issues and delays TikTok ban.

Trump initially removed the U.S. from the WHO in 2020, but Biden reversed his action before it went into effect.

Donald Trump cast himself both as a peacemaker and fierce defender of US interests in a mercurial return to the White House on Monday, vowing to seize the Panama Canal but also imploring Russia to make a deal on Ukraine.

World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.

This is the second time Trump tried to withdraw from WHO, with the first attempt in July 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of a rash of executive orders completed on his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump began the nation’s exit from the World Health Organization. Here, we explain how the withdrawal would work and what it would mean,

During his 2024 campaign, he vowed to rule on "Day One" as a "dictator," and promised the "most extraordinary first 100 days of any presidency in American history." He would launch a “shock and awe” campaign to enforce his will and remake American society and government in the far-right MAGA movement's desired image.

More than half of Americans believe the U.S. benefits from its membership in the WHO. As of April 2024, 25% of U.S. adults say the country benefits a great deal from its membership, while about one third say it benefits a fair amount. Conversely, 38% say the U.S. does not benefit much or at all from WHO membership.

This action follows an executive order signed by President Trump on his first day in office to withdraw the United States from the WHO.

The US withdrawal from the WHO will have a severe impact on HIV, polio and many other health programmes on the African continent.