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Trump’s WHO Exit Threat Triggers Hiring Freeze, Cost Cuts

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People take photos of a sculpture in front of the World Health Organisation headquarter building in Geneva.
Photographer: Stefan Wermuth/Bloomberg

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By Ashleigh Furlong

January 24, 2025 at 8:50 AM UTC

Updated on

January 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM UTC

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The World Health Organization is freezing hiring, suspending investments and cutting non-essential travel in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to take the US out of the global body.