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World Health Organization: what does it spend its money on?

Posted on 27 April 2020

Sumit Mazumdar writes for The Conversation

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The recent decision by US President Donald Trump to halt US funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic sparked a major controversy. The US is one of the largest donors to the WHO, contributing nearly US$90 million (£72.7 million), or about 16% of the organisation’s total budget in 2018-19. Read more