However, some problems remain. First, the US is obligated to pay $1 billion, according to the WHO. Second, the US government has admitted that new solutions are not yet in place, such as how it will collect data to predict future pandemics.
The US was a driving force in the founding of the WHO and has been one of its largest funders. The Trump administration believes the organization failed during the COVID-19 pandemic, says it is bureaucratically bloated, and claims it is under the influence of other member states.
Experts in the US describe the withdrawal as devastating.
