May 27, 2024 4:55 PM

WHO launches new fundraising effort to raise $7 billion for global health challenges

The World Health Organization has launched a new 'Investment Round' to raise $7 billion in funds. This coincides with the start of the 77th World Health Assembly on Monday at the headquarters of the 194-member UN agency. At a media briefing last week, WHO chief General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the 'Investment Round' is designed to ensure that voluntary contributions, comprising the majority of the WHO funding, will be more predictable, flexible, and sustainable. "Our new Investment...