WHO

The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) established in 1948 to further international cooperation for improved public health conditions.
It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
Working with 194 Member States (including India), its stated goal is to ensure “the highest attainable level of health for all people”.

It is funded by a large number of countries, philanthropic organisations, United Nations organisations etc.
Voluntary donations from member states contribute 35.41%, assessed contributions (dues countries pay in order to be a member of WHO) are 15.66%, philanthropic organisations account for 9.33%, UN organisations contribute about 8.1%; the rest comes from myriad sources.
Countries decide how much they pay and may also choose not to.
The US contributes almost 15% of the WHO’s total funding and almost 31% of the member states’ donations. India contributes 1% of member states’ donations.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that the U.S. would pay the World Health Organization $200 million towards fulfilling its financial obligations as a WHO member.
The U.S. is the largest funder of the WHO.
The announcement is significant as former U.S. President Donald Trump had begun the process of withdrawing the U.S. from the WHO, a process stopped by his successor, President Joe Biden.

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