A World Without WHO—A Crossroads for US Global Health Leadership

Georgetown University Law Center Research Paper Forthcoming

Journal of the American Medical Association, published online January 17, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.28827

2 Pages Posted: 23 Jan 2025 Last revised: 28 Mar 2025

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Lawrence O. Gostin

Georgetown University - Law Center - O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law

Benjamin Mason Meier

University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill

Loyce Pace

US Department of Health and Human Services

Date Written: January 17, 2025

Abstract

The United States was instrumental in establishing the World Health Organization (WHO) and has been its largest state funder and most influential member for more than 75 years. A U.S. withdrawal from WHO would lead to major repercussions for global health, with substantial international shifts in resources and power—weakening U.S. influence and undermining U.S. interests.

Suggested Citation

Gostin, Lawrence O. and Meier, Benjamin Mason and Pace, Loyce, A World Without WHO—A Crossroads for US Global Health Leadership (January 17, 2025). Georgetown University Law Center Research Paper Forthcoming, Journal of the American Medical Association, published online January 17, 2025, https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2024.28827, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5107638

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Loyce Pace

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