Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing on global health issues in Geneva, Switzerland, December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
GENEVA (Reuters) -Global health funding faces historic challenges as donor countries reduce their contributions, the director of the World Health Organization said on Thursday.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration withdrew from the WHO upon taking office in January, saying the U.N. agency had mishandled the COVID pandemic and other international health crises. The United States has been by far the WHO's biggest financial backer, contributing around 18% of its overall funding.
