World Health Organization members formally agreed on Tuesday to a plan to overhaul its funding model which has been described as "fundamentally rotten" due to its over-reliance on the whims of donors.
LONDON - World Health Organisation members formally agreed on Tuesday (May 24) to a plan to overhaul its funding model which has been described as "fundamentally rotten" due to its over-reliance on the whims of donors. The plan, which members had already agreed to on a preliminary basis last month, is seen as one of the most important likely outcomes.
By Emma Farge and Jennifer Rigby LONDON (Reuters) -World Health Organization members formally agreed on Tuesday to a plan to overhaul its funding mode.
In his remarks, Bjorn Kummel, chair of the WHA working group on sustainable financing, said an agreement has been reached that “we would focus on reaching an aspiration of 50 per cent of the base budget for WHO”