The US request to combat American diseases to stop working with the official withdrawal – national

American public health officials were asked to stop working with Global Health OrganizationEffective immediately.

John Ninjasung, a official of the Disease Control and Prevention Centers, sent a memorandum to the agency’s senior leaders on Sunday night, told them that all agency employees working with the World Health Organization should immediately stop their cooperation and “awaiting more guidance.”

Experts said that the sudden pause was a surprise and will work in the investigation and try to stop the Marburg and MPOX virus outbreak in Africa, as well as the birth of threats from all over the world. It also comes at a time when health authorities around the world are monitoring the outbreak of influenza between birds between livestock.

The Associated Press watched a copy of the Nkengasong Memorandum, which said that the policy of stopping the work applies to “all CDC employees who participate with technical work groups, coordination centers, consulting councils, cooperative agreements or other-personal or virtual means.” It also says that the employees of the Disease Control Center are not allowed to visit the offices.

Last week, President Trump issued an executive to start the process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, but this did not immediately affect. He left those who require the approval of Congress and that the United States meets its financial obligations for the current fiscal year. The United States must also submit one -year notice.

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His administration also requested federal health agencies to stop most of the communications with the public until the end of the month at least.

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“Stop communications and meetings with those who represent a big problem,” said Dr. Jeffrey Klausner, a public health expert at the University of Southern California, who is cooperating with sexually transmitted infection.

People think there would be slow withdrawal. Klausner, who said he learned from someone at the Center for Disease Control, said that everyone caught their pants.

He added: “Speaking to who is a two -way street,” noting that the World Health Organization and health officials in the United States benefit from each other’s experience. Cooperation allows the United States to identify new tests and treatments in addition to the outbreak of emerging disease – information “that can help us protect Americans abroad and at home.”

The US health official, who was not authorized to talk about the memo and spoke on the condition that his identity was not disclosed.

A spokesman for the World Health Organization referred questions about withdrawing to US officials.

Officials at the US Department of Health and Humanitarian Services did not respond immediately for an e -mail request for comment.

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