When Donald Trump returns to the White House, he's expected to issue a series of orders with far-reaching impact on global health — from abortion services to support for the World Health Organization.

It's widely expected that the United States will leave the World Health Organization when Donald Trump becomes president. Experts say it would be a lose-lose for the US and global health.

Experts are also concerned that the second Trump administration will spurn scientific best practice, spreading disinformation globally. They cite Trump’s nomination of Robert F Kennedy Jr, a prominent anti-vaccine campaigner, as health and human services secretary.

In an interview with Wall Street Journal Editor in Chief Emma Tucker, the Microsoft co-founder said he and the president-elect discussed HIV, polio and global health.

Four key decisions await Trump: reinstating the Mexico City Policy; withdrawing from WHO, abandoning the Pandemic Prevention Treaty and de-authorizing PEPFAR, the HIV prevention program.

Ursula von der Leyen, president of European Community, and German chancellor Olaf Scholz, also taking part in Jan. 20-24 meeting in Switzerland - Anadolu Ajansı

The White House released a "roadmap” on Tuesday for maintaining government defenses against infectious diseases.

Donald Trump is poised to sweep through major changes to the USA in the next four years. Executive orders will be his chief tool to do so.

Donald Trump is returning to Washington to kick off days of pageantry to herald his second inauguration as president. Trump will leave his Florida home on Saturday and fly to

The World Health Organization is drawing up a list of reasons why the U.S. should remain in the WHO for its own good, two sources familiar with the process told Reuters, as part of an attempt by its supporters to lobby incoming President Donald Trump.

Trump moved to quit the U.N. health agency during his last presidency and is expected to take similar steps in his new administration, possibly as soon as he is inaugurated on Monday.

In August, the World Health Organization declared aglobal public health emergency after an mpox outbreak inDemocratic Republic of Congo that had spread toneighbouring countries and beyond. (Reporting by Reuters, Writing by Ksenia Orlova, Editing by Mark Heinrich and Timothy Heritage)