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What US withdrawal from WHO means for Kenya’s health sector

 Patients at the waiting bench at Dagoretti Sub County Hospital Mutuini on January 31, 2025. 

Photo credit: Wilfred Nyangaresi | Nation Media Group

By  Linet Owoko

Correspondent

Nation Media Group

When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on January 20, 2025, pulling America out of the World Health Organisation (WHO) membership, the decision sent shockwaves through Kenya’s health system.

Officials in Kenya quickly expressed concern as the country braced itself for potential impacts.

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