A binding international legal instrument requiring 196 countries to detect, assess, report, and respond to public health emergencies of international concern while avoiding unnecessary interference with trade and travel.
RFK Jr.'s dismantlement of federal health agencies during an active measles crisis — including firing vaccine advisors, cutting thousands of positions, and clawing back billions — has resulted in the …
RFK Jr. ordered approximately 10,000 HHS layoffs in March 2025, on top of 10,000 voluntary departures, shrinking the workforce by roughly …
Over $12 billion in COVID-era public health infrastructure grants were clawed back — funding that had been supporting measles surveillance, …
Mass layoffs at the FDA driven by the Department of Government Efficiency eliminated over 3,500 staff in 2025, causing foreign food safety inspections to drop by nearly half, outbreak investigations …
The FDA lost 3,859 employees in 2025 and 473 more in early 2026, driven by DOGE-mandated layoffs that included 70 outbreak investigators and …
Foreign food safety inspections fell by nearly half in March 2025 and remained approximately 30% lower through July compared to previous …
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Updated March 25, 2026Federal Dismantlement
Major Abuse of PowerOngoingOfficial executive action
The US withdrew from the WHO effective January 2026, removing the organization's largest funder and dismantling pandemic preparedness infrastructure. The WHO announced plans to cut 2,300 jobs — 25% of …
Trump signed Executive Order 14155 on January 20, 2025, initiating US withdrawal from the WHO. The withdrawal became effective on January …
The US was the WHO's largest single funder, responsible for 22% of mandatory contributions during 2024-2025. The WHO's most recent two-year …