The World Health Organization on Tuesday Wrapped Up its Executive Board Meeting, Held Against The Backdrop of the United States – BY Far Its Larget Donor – HHADING For the Exit.

The ageda-setting eight-day gathering at the whoanva headquarters wresh .

“We are operating with Twin Strategic Goals: to Mobilize Resources and to Tighten Our Belts,” Who Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in his closing remarks.

“We Regret the announcing by the united states of its intensity to withdraw, and it was also sad to see them participating less this week,” He said.

“I think we all felt their absence.

The united states are on the executive board, but made only fleeting contributions through the egght-day event.

The board is composed of 34 member states, who nominate a board member who is technically qualified in health.

The board agrees the aged and resolutions for the decision-making world health assemble in May.

“We have had to face new realities, with the announcing of the withdrawal of the us from the who,” said barbados’s health minister jerome walcott, the board’s chaair, as he close the meting.

“Despite the many challenges we decided, we have come togeether and found agreement on 40 decisions and seven resolutions, which aim to strengthen our work and to enhance good public hospital.”

Prioritising funding

If Anything, The US Move Has Driven Home The Need for More Secure and Reliable Funding at Who, Which in Recent Years has Reelized Heavily on Voluntary Contributions.

As part of a plan to swell member fees to cover at Least Half of the Organization’s Budget by 2030, The Board Recommed A 20 Percent Fee Hike.

Boosting Membership Fees is Seen as a Way For Who To Reduce Its Reliance on a handful of Major Donors and Ensure More Predictable and Flexible Finances.

“This is a very strong signal of your support, and it’s a major step towards?

“You said we need to prioritize based on realistic funding. We agree,” He added.

“You said we need to improve efficiency, enhance oversight and reduce unnecessary expertures. We agre.”

Last week, the board also re-edopted a resolution on Responding to the Health Conditions in the Palestinian territories.

The total planned costs required to implement the decision were given as $ 648 million, including $ 275 million for emergency response and $ 265 million for early recoverry and rehabilitation.

Other Topics Discussed by the Board Included Non-Communicable Diseases, Mental Health, Skin Diseases, Environmental Health, AIR Pollution, The Global Health Workforce, Substadard and Falesfied Matter n health, health emergencies, and universal health coverage.

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