WHO launches foundation to broaden donor base to individuals and companies

The World Health Organisation has launched a foundation to help it raise funds from individuals and companies, as the UN agency seeks to broaden its donor base.Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the Geneva-based body, had announced the plan to set up a foundation last year. But the official launch comes as the WHO is facing mounting criticism and financial pressure amid the Covid-19 pandemic, and after its largest donor, the United States, threatened to permanently halt funding.“An…

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