WHO member governments reported a $400 million cut in funding to the WHO as a result of the withdrawal of the United States.
It, basically, provides the bulk of the WHO’s public funding.
That view was expressed in a document released Monday in response to President Donald Trump’s move to withdraw from the WHO.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chairs a meeting of UN officials to discuss the work of the organization and its transformation.
He urged the United States to reconsider its withdrawal from the resolution and engage in negotiations to change it.
The initial project budget should be reduced from $5.3 billion to $4.9 billion, according the memo presented to senior staff.
The cuts are one element of a 2026-2027 $7.5 billion budget covering polio eradication and emergency relief.
The article admits that the company’s ongoing operation will suffer from the loss of a great deal of money.
17% of WHO’s overall budget had already come from the US.
Tedros wanted advice from member states as well as from the United States on the direction for changing the WHO activities.
The suggested fund assignment will be debated at the Geneva conference running from February 3 till 11th.
WHO’s finances and projects for the 2026-2027 period will be reviewed by Member States.
The WHO has carried out budget cuts by way of response to the US departure.
Financial issues
Despite the financial difficulties, committee members are determined to maintain the organization’s strategy.
The original 2024-2025 budget is almost the same as the $4.9 billion budget proposal.
Trump started to move the United States from the World Health Organization two weeks ago on his first day in office.
Given United States law, first the process runs for a year.
Particularly about the independence and management by WHO of the COVID-19 epidemic, Tedros answered Trump’s criticism on Monday.
He defended the organisation’s reaction in saying the WHO acted rapidly throughout the epidemic.
Tedros also verified that WHO will refuse member state petitions against its mission or scientific values
