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Source: United Nations – United Nations –
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January 24, 2026 Healthcare
As a founding member of the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States has made significant contributions to many of WHO's achievements, including the eradication of smallpox and the fight against diseases such as polio, HIV, Ebola, influenza, tuberculosis, and malaria.
The WHO issued this statement on Saturday, after the United States officially withdrew from the organization. The WHO noted that it regretted the US decision and emphasized that it would make both the US and the world "a less safe place."
"WHO takes note of the United States Government's allegations that it has been 'defamed, tarnished' and insulted by WHO," the organization said.
"In fact, the opposite is true. WHO has always sought to cooperate in good faith with the United States, as it does with all other Member States, with full respect for their sovereignty," the WHO added.
The United States cited WHO's miscalculations during the pandemic as one of the reasons for its withdrawal.COVID-19", including "obstructing the timely and accurate sharing of important information" and that WHO "covered up these failures."
The WHO says it acted quickly and shared information with the world in a timely manner, and advised countries.
"WHO recommended the use of masks, vaccines, and physical distancing, but at no point did it recommend mandatory mask-wearing, mandatory vaccination, or isolation. We supported sovereign governments in making decisions they believed were in the best interests of their people, but those decisions were their own," the organization emphasized.
The United States also claimed that the WHO "was pursuing a politicized, bureaucratic agenda driven by countries hostile to American interests."
"This is not true. As a specialized agency of the United Nations governed by 194 Member States, WHO has always been and remains impartial and exists to serve all countries, with respect for their sovereignty, without fear or favor," the WHO statement said.
The Organization notes that it appreciates the support of countries that continue to work within the WHO framework to find solutions to the most serious health problems.
“Last year, WHO Member States adopted the Agreement on Pandemics, which, once ratified, will become an important instrument of international law to ensure protection against future pandemics,” the WHO said.
The organization expressed hope that the United States would rejoin the WHO in the future.
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