WHO Warns of Global Health Crisis as US Cuts Funding and Withdraws Support

The US's decision to halt funding and exit the WHO jeopardizes global health programs, with millions of lives at risk from diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, and measles.

• The WHO predicts 15 million additional malaria cases and 107,000 malaria deaths this year due to US funding cuts.
• Interruptions in HIV projects could lead to three million HIV-related deaths, tripling last year’s figures.
• A global network of over 700 measles and rubella laboratories, funded solely by the US, faces imminent closure.
• The US withdrawal from the WHO exacerbates financial challenges for global health initiatives targeting diseases like tuberculosis and measles.
• WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for a managed financial disengagement to allow affected countries to secure alternative funding sources.

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