President Donald Trump announced Monday he is withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization, a significant move on his first day back in the White House cutting ties with the United Nations’ public health agency and drawing criticism from public health experts.

The U.S. has traditionally been the most generous benefactor of the WHO. A Trump executive order to cut ties with the WHO could pose a threat to global public health.

"The bottom line is that withdrawing from the WHO makes Americans and the world less safe," says Dr. Tom Frieden, president and CEO of the nonprofit health organization Resolve to Save Lives and former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

President Trump has signed an executive order​ beginning the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health Organization.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said it “regrets” President Trump’s move to withdraw from the global health authority, saying it hopes the U.S. will reconsider the

President Donald Trump used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the World Health

On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order to withdraw the US from the World Health Organization, a process that requires a one-year notice period as set out in a 1948 Joint Resolution of Congress.

The move to exit the WHO is historic and controversial. The U.S. has long been the most generous provider of humanitarian assistance.

Trump's exit from WHO could greatly impact the nation’s ability to track and respond to global disease threats, says health expert.

On his first day in office, Donald Trump signed an executive order withdrawing the United States from the WHO. Experts and professionals around the world are concerned by the news, which also comes at a critical time for the United States due to the development of avian flu.

He also focused on the amount of money the U.S. pays for the organization each year. The WHO followed up saying they "regret" the decision and urged Trump to reconsider the decision. Support the investigative reporting and honest news presentation you've come to enjoy from Just the News.