World Health Organization in crisis, prepares for DOWNSIZING after U.S. withdrawal and funding problems

By ramontomeydw // 2025-04-01

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The World Health Organization faces severe financial strain after the U.S. (its largest donor) withdrew, forcing a 21 percent budget reduction ($5.3 billion to $4.2 billion) and workforce layoffs, including senior roles in Geneva.
U.S. President Donald Trump exited the WHO in January, citing mismanagement of COVID-19 and undue deference to China, leaving a $706 million funding gap for 2024–2025.
A public campaign led by WHO officials to offset losses raised only $23,000 of an ambitious $1 billion goal, reflecting dwindling global support.
The U.S. contributed $442 million in voluntary funding for 2024 to 2025, compared to China's measly $2.5 million contribution. The WHO faced criticism for downplaying COVID-19's lab-leak theory under Chinese pressure.
Washington's exit disrupts programs fighting HIV, tuberculosis, and other diseases, with funds redirected to alternative partners as the WHO's credibility and future viability are questioned.

The globalist World Health Organization (WHO) is now facing an existential crisis, following funding cuts and U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that Washington will withdraw from the global health body. A confidential memo obtained by Reuters reveals that the Geneva-based agency under the United Nations is preparing to slash its budget by 21 percent and reduce its workforce. The memo comes after the U.S. – the WHO's largest donor – formally withdrew under Trump in January. Since then, the WHO has desperately scrambled for alternative funding – including a failed public begging campaign. The internal WHO memo, dated March 28 was signed by Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Tedros bluntly admitted in the document that the organization has "no choice but to reduce the scale of our work and workforce" following the U.S. departure. According to the memo, the budget for 2026 to 2027 will be cut from an initial $5.3 billion to $4.2 billion. Layoffs are also expected across all levels, including senior leadership in Geneva. The WHO employs 25 percent of its 9,473-strong staff in its Swiss headquarters alone. Trump justified Washington's withdrawal from the WHO by accusing the global health body of mishandling the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and kowtowing to China. The withdrawal, Reuters mentions, has left a staggering $706 million shortfall in the agency's 2024 to 2025 budget. The WHO's panicked response was epitomized by Maria Van Kerkhove, its technical lead for COVID-19, who took to social media pleading for public donations. Unfortunately, her public fundraiser with an ambitious $1 billion goal raised a paltry $23,000 – proof that global goodwill toward the WHO has evaporated.

China pays pennies, U.S. blows billions

In an executive order signed shortly after taking office in January, Trump condemned the WHO's "unfairly onerous payments" imposed on the U.S. while letting China contribute a fraction of what America did. (Related: Trump's surprise move: U.S. withdraws from the WHO amid global pandemic concerns.) While Washington was expected to provide $442 million in voluntary funding for 2024 to 2025, Beijing pledged a mere $2.5 million. Even in mandatory contributions, the disparity was glaring: The U.S. paid $264 million compared to China's $181 million. The WHO's credibility has been further eroded by its obsequious deference to Beijing during the pandemic. Despite China's obstruction of investigations into COVID-19's origins, WHO officials initially praised China's lockdowns as "the most ambitious, agile and aggressive disease containment effort in history." Later, under Chinese pressure, the agency dismissed the lab-leak theory as "extremely unlikely." As Van Kerkhove herself admitted to Science magazine in January, China has repeatedly stonewalled requests for information on early cases and lab research. Yet, the WHO continues to shield Beijing from accountability. The U.S. exit has sent shockwaves through global health programs, particularly those combating HIV, tuberculosis, and other infectious diseases, which relied heavily on American funding. But Trump’s order makes clear that Washington will redirect resources to more accountable partners, bypassing the WHO's inefficiencies. With its budget imploding and its reputation in tatters, the WHO now faces a reckoning. As the agency scrambles to prioritize its dwindling resources, the world is left questioning whether the WHO – a body that prioritized politics over science – deserves to survive at all. Watch WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus falsely claiming that the global health body didn't impose medical tyranny during the COVID-19 pandemic in this clip. This video is from the Thrivetime Show channel on Brighteon.com.

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China pays pennies, U.S. blows billions

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