Who funds the World Health Organization? List of its largest donors!
President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the World Health Organization means the UN agency is losing its largest funder.
For the two-year budget ending in 2025, the US is projected to be the WHO's largest single contributor. It is expected to donate $958 million, or nearly 15%, of the agency's roughly $6.5 billion budget.
Most of the US contribution and the bulk of the WHO budget in general is through voluntary contributions. WHO member countries are assessed membership fees based on a country's gross domestic product. But other countries and groups can make voluntary contributions to the WHO to spend on designated issues.
About 70% of the WHO's budget comes from these voluntary contributions, which makes it difficult for the agency to set its own public health priorities.
In 2022, WHO member states agreed to reform its funding model, aiming to make countries' membership fees about half of their budget by 2030.
The WHO is the UN's specialized health agency and is mandated to coordinate the world's response to global health threats, including outbreaks of smallpox, Ebola and polio.
It also provides technical assistance to the poorest countries, helps distribute scarce vaccines, supplies and treatments, and sets guidelines for hundreds of health conditions, including mental health and cancer.
US public health officials were told this week to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately.
Here is a list of WHO's major donors:
· USA: $958 million
· Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: $689 million
· Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance: $500 million
· European Commission: $412 million
World Bank: $268 million
Germany: $324 million
· United Kingdom: $215 million
Canada: $141 million
· European Investment Bank: $119 million
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