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The United States has formally completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization (WHO), fulfilling a long-standing goal of then-President Donald Trump. The process, initiated with a formal notice during his administration, required a one-year notification period and settlement of outstanding financial obligations. However, despite the finalization by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the U.S. still owes the WHO approximately $260 million. Dr. Lawrence Gostin, a global health law expert at Georgetown University, noted that while legal requirements mandate payment, the WHO possesses little power to compel the U.S. to fulfill this debt, making payment unlikely.
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