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The WHO is lead by a Director-General. The present Director-General in [[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus]] who took office in April 2017.
The WHO is lead by a Director-General. The present Director-General in [[Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus]] who took office in April 2017.


The [[United States of America]] resigned from membership in the WHO on 20 January 2025.
The [[United States of America]] resigned from membership in the WHO on 20 January 2025.<ref name="trump2025">{{REFdocument
|title=Executive Order Withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization
|url=https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-the-worldhealth-organization/
|contribution=
|last=Trump
|first=Donald
|publisher=The White House
|format=
|date=2025-01-20
|accessdate=2025-01-21
}}</ref>


==Funding==
==Funding==
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In fact, the study is scientifically vulnerable and has since been sharply criticized by experts.
In fact, the study is scientifically vulnerable and has since been sharply criticized by experts.
The [[United States]] announced in February 2025 that [[PEPFAR]] would terminate its African circumcision program.


== Guideline Development Group (GDG) ==
== Guideline Development Group (GDG) ==