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| Send Money: W.H.O. Appeals for ‘Quick' $1.5+ Billion in Additional Funding | |
| 2024-01-16 | |
| [Breitbart] The World Health Organization (W.H.O.) on Monday issued an appeal from its Geneva, Switzerland, headquarters for upwards of $1.5 billion in additional funding to respond to health crises it sees evolving around the world. “We aim to reach some 87 million people with life-saving humanitarian assistance this year,” said W.H.O. Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Reuters reports. Tedros went on to say the money is needed “quickly” by the United Nations agency and will be used “to protect the health of the most vulnerable populations in 41 emergencies around the globe in 2024.” He further promised “every US$ 1 invested in W.H.O. delivers a return on investment of at least US$ 35” although he did not give evidence to support his claim of the investment return. The U.S. has been the W.H.O.’s top individual donor in recent years, with Washington contributing more than $400 million to the organization in 2020.
The public health body’s budget was set at $6.83 billion in 2023, designed to hold over the next two years, including a 20 percent hike in mandatory membership fees. Related: World Health Organization: 2024-01-12 Covid-19: nearly 10,000 deaths in December 2023, according to the WHO World Health Organization: 2024-01-10 Israel-Hamas War: Palestinian President visits Egypt, addresses ongoing attacks World Health Organization: 2024-01-09 2 medical groups pulling teams from central Gaza hospital due to IDF operation, WHO cancels supply shipment to north | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Yeah, but who gets the return? Or are all the invaders we're getting the returm? |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2024-01-16 14:22 |
| #2 “every US$ 1 invested in W.H.O. delivers a return on investment of at least US$ 35” Investing in WHO goes into who's pocket? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2024-01-16 10:50 |
| #1 “every US$ 1 invested in W.H.O. delivers a return on investment of at least US$ 35” Uhm...what about Pesos, Pounds, Lira, Rubles or NIS? (some conversion loss may apply) |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2024-01-16 09:03 |