The directive to the CDC to halt communications with the World Health Organization was imposed to comply with President Trump's executive order.

The White House has directed the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to cease all collaboration with the World Health Organization.

President Donald Trump last week issued an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the U.S. from WHO, but that did not take immediate effect.

In line with Trump's executive order to end all collaboration with the WHO, the CDC has been instructed to end all communications and work with the international public health agency.

ATLANTA (AP) — US public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.

Public health experts say the United States’ departure could cripple the WHO’s operations or leave an opening for China to assume greater control over the agency.

Experts have also cautioned that withdrawing from the organization ... the world far less healthy and safe,” said Lawrence Gostin, director of the WHO Collaborating Center on Global Health ...

US public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.