The WHO conundrum
• USA president recently stopped funding to WHO. He accused WHO of being ‘Chinacentric.’ Let’s see how is it funded and where does its funds go.
• WHO is funded by large number of countries, philanthropic organisations, United Nations organisations etc.
• There are four kinds of contributions that make its funding. These are assessed contributions, specified voluntary contributions, core voluntary contributions, and PIP contributions.
• Assessed contributions are the dues countries pay in order to be a member of the organisation. The amount each member state must pay Is calculated relative to the countries wealth and population.
• Voluntary contributions come from member states or from other partners.
• Core voluntary contributions allow less well funded activities to benefit from better flow of resources and ease implementation bottlenecks that arise when immediate financing is lacking.
• Pandemic influenza preparedness or PIP contributions were started in 2011 to improve and strengthen the sharing of influenza viruses with human pandemic potential, and to increase the access of developing countries to vaccines and other pandemic related supplies.
• As of fourth quarter of 2019,, total contributions were around$5.62 billion.
• The United States is currently the WHO is biggest contributor, making up 14.67% of total funding.US is followed by Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, which is followed by other organisations and countries.
• WHO is involved in various programmes. Most of its money goes to polio eradication programs followed by essential health and nutrition services.
• The annual program of work is passed by WHO‘s decision making body, the World health assembly. It is attended by delegates from all member states and focuses on specific health agenda prepared by executive board. It is held annually in Geneva.
• Most of the contributions of WHO goes to Africa followed by East Mediterranean and then followed by other areas of the world.
• India became a member to the WHO constitution on January 12, 1948. The first session of WHO regional committee for South East Asia was held on October 4-5, 1948 in the office of India’s health Minister and inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
• India’s contribution to WHO is about 0.48% of the total funding.
• For the WHO, the loss of 15% of its total funding is bound to have an impact the world over. However, unless other countries do the same as the US, the move may not severely hamstring WHO operations.
• WHO is funded by large number of countries, philanthropic organisations, United Nations organisations etc.
• There are four kinds of contributions that make its funding. These are assessed contributions, specified voluntary contributions, core voluntary contributions, and PIP contributions.
• Assessed contributions are the dues countries pay in order to be a member of the organisation. The amount each member state must pay Is calculated relative to the countries wealth and population.
• Voluntary contributions come from member states or from other partners.
• Pandemic influenza preparedness or PIP contributions were started in 2011 to improve and strengthen the sharing of influenza viruses with human pandemic potential, and to increase the access of developing countries to vaccines and other pandemic related supplies.
• As of fourth quarter of 2019,, total contributions were around$5.62 billion.
• The United States is currently the WHO is biggest contributor, making up 14.67% of total funding.US is followed by Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, which is followed by other organisations and countries.
• WHO is involved in various programmes. Most of its money goes to polio eradication programs followed by essential health and nutrition services.
• The annual program of work is passed by WHO‘s decision making body, the World health assembly. It is attended by delegates from all member states and focuses on specific health agenda prepared by executive board. It is held annually in Geneva.
• Most of the contributions of WHO goes to Africa followed by East Mediterranean and then followed by other areas of the world.
• India became a member to the WHO constitution on January 12, 1948. The first session of WHO regional committee for South East Asia was held on October 4-5, 1948 in the office of India’s health Minister and inaugurated by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
• India’s contribution to WHO is about 0.48% of the total funding.
• For the WHO, the loss of 15% of its total funding is bound to have an impact the world over. However, unless other countries do the same as the US, the move may not severely hamstring WHO operations.
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