WHO
Global leaders commit US$1.9 billion to eradicate polio amid funding cuts
The funding is to protect 370 million children from polio each year
WHO restructures, cuts budget after US withdrawal
[GENEVA] The World Health Organization tried to stabilise its finances at its annual assembly which ended on Tuesday, but still remains well short of reaching its already reduced target.
China to give US$500 million to WHO in next 5 years
The UN agency seeks extra funding to offset the expected loss of its top donor, the United States
WHO adopts landmark pandemic agreement
The accord improves global coordination and surveillance, and access to vaccines, in any future pandemics
WHO rolls out early retirement to slash costs ahead of planned US exit
It is offering a voluntary early retirement package to staffers working at all duty stations
WHO facing ‘new realities’ as US withdrawal looms
THE World Health Organization on Tuesday wrapped up its executive board meeting, held against the backdrop of the United States - by far its largest donor - heading for the exit.
WHO freezes hiring and cuts costs after Trump signals US exit
It will be freezing recruitment “except in the most critical areas,” and travel expenditure will be significantly reduced
Five years on from Covid outbreak, world still unprepared for future pandemics
The world will not be ready to combat new threats until persistent inequalities in access to both funding and vaccines are addressed
Trump orders US exit from the World Health Organization and Paris climate agreement
“World Health ripped us off, everybody rips off the United States. It’s not going to happen anymore,” says Trump
China discovers cluster of new mpox strain
People were infected after close contact with a foreigner
