Benjamin Mason Meier, JD, LLM, PhD, a professor of global health policy in the Department of Public Policy and the Department of Health Policy and Management, examines rights-based approaches to health at the intersection of global health, international law and public policy. In a recent editorial published in Science, Meier says the absence of U.S. participation in the World Health Organization will undermine scientific research, health security, and foreign policy.
On January 20, President Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO). President Trump shares many of the same concerns about WHO as previous administrations, including improved transparency, financial oversight, and accountability. Read more
Meier is a member of the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases.