After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1B budget request by comparing it with cost of war

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After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1B budget request by comparing it with cost of war

GENEVA (AP) — Stripped of US funding, the World Health Organization chief on Monday appealed to member countries to support its “extremely modest” request for a $2.1 billion annual budget by putting that sum into perspective next to outlays for ad...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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