The U.S. is ‌due ​to officially exit the World Health Organization ‌on Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both U.S. health and global health ​and also in violation of a U.S. law that requires Washington to pay the UN health agency $260 million in fees that it owes.

Newsweek reached out to the World Health Organization and the White House via email on Thursday afternoon for comment. The U.S. will complete its exit this week, which requires a one-year notice and $260 million in penalties that the U.