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"We need a universal healthcare system that is equitable, comprehensive, free at point of service, and accessible to every single person in the US."

"We need national, improved Medicare for All."

"We spend more on health care than any country on Earth, twice what they pay in Europe, and yet we have the worst health outcomes of any nation in the world."

"Health care is a basic human right."

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"We want to make sure everybody is covered, but the best way to do that is to actually promote more choice in our health care system."

"We must lower the regulatory burden on the pharmaceutical industry."

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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?

A report by HIV charity amfAR, presented at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, found that disruptions to PEPFAR caused the closure of more than 1,700 clinics and the loss of over 16,000 full-time jobs across 46 countries.

A report by HIV charity amfAR, presented at the AIDS 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, found that disruptions to PEPFAR caused the closure of more than 1,700 clinics and the loss of over 16,000 full-time jobs across 46 countries.

The U.S. State Department disputed the amfAR report's findings, saying its methodology was flawed, and pointed to data from one quarter of 2025 showing PEPFAR-supported treatment reached 20.6 million people — stable from the same period in 2024. Researchers said that snapshot obscured larger declines visible across a full year of data.

The U.S. State Department disputed the amfAR report's findings, saying its methodology was flawed, and pointed to data from one quarter of 2025 showing PEPFAR-supported treatment reached 20.6 million people — stable from the same period in 2024. Researchers said that snapshot obscured larger declines visible across a full year of data.

A separate study found that approximately 77,000 fewer children received U.S.-supported HIV treatment in the year to October 2025 compared with the previous fiscal year, representing a 14% decline. Declines were recorded in 20 of 21 countries analyzed.

A separate study found that approximately 77,000 fewer children received U.S.-supported HIV treatment in the year to October 2025 compared with the previous fiscal year, representing a 14% decline. Declines were recorded in 20 of 21 countries analyzed.

South Africa recorded the largest absolute drop in U.S.-supported pediatric HIV treatment, with around 30,000 fewer children reached — a 45% decline. The U.S. has announced it will phase out all PEPFAR support for South Africa by early 2027.

South Africa recorded the largest absolute drop in U.S.-supported pediatric HIV treatment, with around 30,000 fewer children reached — a 45% decline. The U.S. has announced it will phase out all PEPFAR support for South Africa by early 2027.

PEPFAR prevention spending fell 51% between fiscal years 2024 and 2025, with funding for condoms and lubricants nearly eliminated. Three-quarters of organizations previously serving high-risk groups, including sex workers and people who inject drugs, permanently ended at least one service for those populations.

PEPFAR prevention spending fell 51% between fiscal years 2024 and 2025, with funding for condoms and lubricants nearly eliminated. Three-quarters of organizations previously serving high-risk groups, including sex workers and people who inject drugs, permanently ended at least one service for those populations.

Research published in the journal Nature Health in June found nearly two million fewer people living with HIV received PEPFAR-supported antiretroviral treatment in fiscal year 2025 compared with the prior year — about a 10% decline. UNAIDS has warned that if cuts become permanent, the world could see 6.6 million more HIV infections by 2029.

Research published in the journal Nature Health in June found nearly two million fewer people living with HIV received PEPFAR-supported antiretroviral treatment in fiscal year 2025 compared with the prior year — about a 10% decline. UNAIDS has warned that if cuts become permanent, the world could see 6.6 million more HIV infections by 2029.

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