US EditionAfrica: WHO Issues Guidance to Address Drastic Global Health Financing Cuts
WHO guidance supports LMICs facing 30-40% health aid cuts in 2025, with critical services reduced by up to 70% and job losses reported in over 50 countries.
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The World Health Organization warned for months that the world is facing a global emergency in the financing of health in the context of drastic reductions in international assistance. According to WHO, over 70% of countries with low and medium income are already facing serious health problems.
Africa: WHO Issues Guidance to Address Drastic Global Health Financing Cuts
Press Release - The World Health Organization (WHO) today released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts to external funding, which are disrupting the delivery of essential health services in many countries.
These guidelines propose a series of measures to cushion sudden financial shocks and build more autonomous and resilient financing. “Sudden and unexpected aid cuts have hit many countries hard, costing lives and jeopardizing hard-won health gains,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General […]
"The world faces a global emergency for health financing which requires coordinated and urgent action," WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned at a meeting of the African Union Member States in Geneva. WHO has today issued a set of recommendations to combat immediate and long-term short-term effects on international assistance, which seriously damaged basic health services in many regions. The United States, traditionally the wor…
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday, November 3, 2025, released new guidance for countries on ways to counter the immediate and long-term effects of sudden and severe cuts to external funding, which are disrupting the delivery of essential health services in many countries. The new guidance, called “Responding to the health financing emergency: immediate measures and longer-term shifts”, provides a suite of policy options for countries…
The World Health Organization (WHO) warned this Monday that cuts in international aid have reduced essential medical services in some countries by up to 70% and urged States to do what is necessary to invest more in their national health systems.The entry Aid cuts reduced by 70% essential medical services in some countries was first published in the Digital Process.
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