The chief WHO of the reporting of the treatment crisis in 70 countries in the middle of budgetary pressure
The financing reductions to help programs left people in at least 70 countries without medical treatment, said that on Monday, who also warned it is with strong financial tension.
“Patients are lacking in treatments, health establishments have closed, health workers have lost their jobs and people are faced with increased health expenses,” said OMS Tedros Adhanomesususus Director General in an address in the World Health Assembly.
The WHO currently faces a hole of $ 600 million in its annual budget and its discounts of 21% in the next two years.
Hundreds of WHO officials join donors and diplomats in Geneva on Monday to discuss the way of mpox crises in cholera without their main funder, the United States.
While the United States is preparing to leave the organization, China is expected to become the largest state charge supplier, one of the main WHO funding flows alongside donations.
“Many ministers have told me that sudden and steep cuts with bilateral aid cause serious disturbances in their country and jeopardize millions of people,” added Tedros.
Tedros said states should consider spending more money on global health, at a time when defense expenses are increasing: “Countries spend large sums to protect themselves against attacks by other countries, but relatively little to protect themselves from an invisible enemy that can cause much more damage”.
Which has revised its budget to $ 4.2 billion for the next two years, 2.1 billion per year.
“2.1 billion dollars are the equivalent of world military spending every eight hours,” Tedros told delegates.
He added that WHO had already taken measures to reduce its workforce, its budget and the scope of its work. Last week, he reduced half of his management team.
