WHO announces plans to downsize amid US funding cuts

The World Health Organisation chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has admitted they could be forced to lay off staff and scale down operations due to US funding cuts.

Ghebreyesus made this known while addressing member states, according to a transcript of his opening remarks on Tuesday.

“The sudden drop in income has left us with a large salary gap and no choice but to reduce the scale of our work and workforce,” he said.

The United Nations health agency has been bracing for the planned full withdrawal of the United States, traditionally its largest donor, come January 2026.

US President Donald Trump’s administration has meanwhile...
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