Health officials told to stop working with WHO immediately after Trump withdrawal
By Annabella Rosciglione | Washington Examiner
Health officials working at agencies housed within the Department of Health and Human Services have been told to suspend their work with the World Health Organization immediately after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pulling the country out of the organization.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official John Nkengasong sent a memo to senior agency leaders Sunday night in which he said that all agency staff who work with the WHO must stop their collaborations effective immediately and “await further guidance.”
“All CDC staff engaging with WHO through technical working groups, coordinating centers, advisory boards, cooperative agreements or other means — in person or virtual,...