US pullout from WHO opens the door for a new global health order

Speaker: Prof Teo Yik Ying 27 Jan 2025

In the wake of the US withdrawal from the World Health Organisation (WHO), the loss of US funding is undeniably a major setback for global health policymakers and practitioners worldwide. Prof Teo Yik Ying, NUS Vice-President (Global Health) and Dean of NUS’ Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, shares his insights on the global impact of this development, especially on ASEAN nations, but also analyses how it may be a blessing in disguise if it prompts a shift from the current US-centric model of global health governance to more sustainable and geopolitically resilient global partnerships.

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