With the U.S. withdrawal from the UN agency due to take effect in January, the WHO is facing a budget deficit of $2.5bn in 2025-27 – even after making cuts of $1.1bn to next year's budgetWorld Health Organization faces huge deficit

U.S. paid $1.3bn in 2022-23 – mostly voluntary contributions – but owes $260m in membership fees alone for 2024-25.
U.S. remains in Pan-American Health Organization

BASE BUDGET 2026-27
Unfunded $1.804bn
Projected partnerships $0.3bn
Pipeline $0.1bn
National pledges $0.5bn
Signed agreements $0.2bn
Carry forward $0.1bn
Assessed Contributions
Based on national GDP
$1.068bn
Majority of funding comes from voluntary contributions

SPENDING
Acute health emergencies 34.9%
Polio eradication 19.4%
Improved access to health services 18.9%
Epidemics/pandemics 4%
Rapid response 3.7%
Primary health care 3.4%
Pandemic prevention 2.9%
Other 10%

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Cutbacks in HIV programmes could lead to over 10 million additional cases and three million HIV-related deaths

Sources: World Health Organization, Health Policy Watch
Picture: Getty Images
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