Tri-Council urges Trump to reconsider WHO withdrawal

The Tri-Council for Nursing issued a statement this week, urging President Trump to reconsider his decision to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). “Abruptly choosing to leave the WHO in the middle of a global pandemic puts the U.S. at a strategic disadvantage in the worldwide battle against COVID-19,” the statement read, “potentially limiting the sharing of information opportunities with vital epidemiological research partners and complicating our nation’s efforts in vaccine development.” AONL is a member of the Tri-Council, an alliance that also includes the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the American Nurses Association, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and the National League for Nursing. (Tri-Council for Nursing news release, 6/1/20)