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Reuters
Reuters
Health
Emma Farge and Francesco Guarascio

With U.S. support in doubt, WHO chief praises top donor Germany

FILE PHOTO: The World Health Organization logo is pictured outside the old and the new WHO buildings, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that Germany had become its largest donor as data from the U.N. agency showed it looked set to surpass former top contributor Washington for the latest funding period.

The remarks come as the WHO's executive board begins a week-long meeting where a financing proposal to make the U.N. health body more independent is being resisted by the United States raising doubts about the Biden administration's long-term support for the agency.

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