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WHO Facing $2.5-bn Gap Even After Slashing Budget: Report

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has informed staff the US cuts have left the agency 'no choice' but to reduce its work and workforce (Credit: AFP)

The World Health Organization is facing a gaping deficit this year and through 2027 following the US decision to withdraw, even after dramatically slashing its budget, a media report indicated Wednesday.

As the United Nations health agency has been bracing for the planned full US withdrawal next January, it has gradually shrunk its two-year budget for 2026-2027 from $5.3 billion to $4.2 billion.

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