TOLEDO, Ohio — It has been five years since Covid-19 was officially declared a Global Emergency by the World Health Organization. As of Jan. 2025, more than 7 million people have died from the virus. Dr. Brian Kaminski, VP of medical affairs for ProMedica, said one of the biggest changes is how health care providers communicate with patients.

World Health Organization chief says agency already cutting back on hiring and travel with Trump withdrawal set to hit funding.

People still see COVID-19 as an ongoing public health threat, even though the pandemic officially ended in 2023, acc

As part of his blitz of executive orders, President Trump delivered on a promise to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization. The Trump White House accuses the WHO of mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic and bias toward China.

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.

President Donald Trump said on Saturday he may consider rejoining the World Health Organization, days after ordering a U.S. exit from the global health agency over what he described as a mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic and other international health crises.

Coronavirus pandemic has left millions grappling with mental health challenges like anxiety and depression. Those who got infected with the deadly virus were isolated, which triggered mental health issues.

One of President Trump’s first executive orders removes the U.S. from the global health organization, which experts say is “cataclysmic.”

In a day-one executive order, President Donald Trump withdrew the U.S. from the World Health Organization for a second time.

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump is pulling the U.S. out of the World Health Organization ... withdrawing "due to the organization’s mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic that arose out ...

The World Health Organization is shaped by its members: 194 countries that set health priorities and make agreements about how to share critical data, treatments, and vaccines during international emergencies.