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"If the U.S. withdraws from the WHO, it would severely weaken global health initiatives, disrupt pandemic preparedness efforts, and diminish U.S. influence over international health policy."

"If the United States is no longer a member of WHO, Americans around the world would be more susceptible to disease, but they could also carry it back to the United States and infect multitudes."

"It means we are going to see a lot more disease outbreaks become regional and global, and we will see more disease outbreaks from other countries coming into the U.S."

"The bottom line is that withdrawing from the WHO makes Americans and the world less safe."

"Public health disasters that don't have to happen will happen, because those capacities aren't there anymore [because of the US withdrawal from the WHO]."

"President Trump's decision to withdraw from the WHO could have life-threatening consequences for people in the humanitarian contexts where we work as well as in the US."

Will the US Withdrawal from the WHO Affect Public Health?

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on January 5, 2026, that Abukar Dahir Osman, Somalia's permanent representative to the United Nations and current president of the Security Council, is associated with Progressive Health Care Services, a Cincinnati-based home health agency that previously faced action following a Medicaid fraud conviction.

The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed on January 5, 2026, that Abukar Dahir Osman, Somalia's permanent representative to the United Nations and current president of the Security Council, is associated with Progressive Health Care Services, a Cincinnati-based home health agency that previously faced action following a Medicaid fraud conviction.

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota announced charges against multiple individuals in January 2026, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson stating that providers in 14 high-risk state-run Medicaid programs have billed $18 billion since 2018, with half or more possibly fraudulent.

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota announced charges against multiple individuals in January 2026, with Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson stating that providers in 14 high-risk state-run Medicaid programs have billed $18 billion since 2018, with half or more possibly fraudulent.

Two Philadelphia men, Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown, traveled to Minnesota to enroll their companies in the Housing Stabilization Services program and submitted fraudulent claims from Pennsylvania, obtaining $3.5 million in Medicaid payments through what prosecutors called fraud tourism.

Two Philadelphia men, Anthony Waddell Jefferson and Lester Brown, traveled to Minnesota to enroll their companies in the Housing Stabilization Services program and submitted fraudulent claims from Pennsylvania, obtaining $3.5 million in Medicaid payments through what prosecutors called fraud tourism.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services shut down the Housing Stabilization Services program in August following credible allegations of fraud, and subsequently suspended payments to more than 17 Integrated Community Supports providers suspected of fraud or affiliated with allegedly fraudulent providers.

The Minnesota Department of Human Services shut down the Housing Stabilization Services program in August following credible allegations of fraud, and subsequently suspended payments to more than 17 Integrated Community Supports providers suspected of fraud or affiliated with allegedly fraudulent providers.

Governor Tim Walz announced on January 5, 2026, that he would not seek a third term as Minnesota governor, stating he wanted to focus on addressing fraud rather than campaigning, amid criticism over the state's welfare assistance fraud scandal.

Governor Tim Walz announced on January 5, 2026, that he would not seek a third term as Minnesota governor, stating he wanted to focus on addressing fraud rather than campaigning, amid criticism over the state's welfare assistance fraud scandal.

At least 150 Somali medical providers in Minnesota are currently banned from participating in Medicaid and Medicare programs for reasons including fraud, theft, abuse, human error or regulatory noncompliance, according to the state's list of banned entities and individual healthcare workers.

At least 150 Somali medical providers in Minnesota are currently banned from participating in Medicaid and Medicare programs for reasons including fraud, theft, abuse, human error or regulatory noncompliance, according to the state's list of banned entities and individual healthcare workers.

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