As the U.S. bids adieu to the World Health Organization, California says hello

Gavin Newsom, governor of California, at the 2026 Davos gathering of political leaders, executives and celebrities. Newsom met with World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the event to talk about working together to monitor emerging public health threats.

In the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from WHO, California is the first state to participate in the agency's disease monitoring network. Are others following?

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