Germany supports World Health Organization

The World Health Organization is faced with one of the greatest challenges since it was founded. The US withdrawing from WHO not only endangers financial stability but also the multilateral collaboration within our global health architecture. WHO is responding prudently and will in future focus more on its core competencies. Even so, it will lack funding and expertise in the future. This is why Germany is ramping up its contribution to WHO and supporting the organisation during this difficult period. The World Health Organisation is indispensable – for worldwide health monitoring, pandemic prevention, disease control and equitable access to health care. The work of WHO is therefore also of central importance for the German healthcare system.

The partnership between Germany and WHO is a win-win for Germany and the world. Germany’s support helps WHO to protect communities from outbreaks, deliver life-saving services to people impacted by humanitarian crises, and strengthen the foundations of health systems. Germany’s global advocacy has also been vital in WHO’s drive to be more sustainably financed to deliver on its mission to advance health for all