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What’s next for the World Health Organization? US exit could reshape agency

A Palestinian girl walks past a damaged World Health Organisation storage centre hit in recent Israeli bombardment in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip.

The World Health Organization’s status as global health watchdog is threatened by withdrawals. Credit: Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-025-00449-w

Additional reporting by Humberto Basilio.

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