Germany to give 130 mln euros to World Health Organization this year

Germany will give 130 million euros ($141.87 million) to the World Health Organization this year, its health minister said on Thursday following a meeting
with the U.N. health agency’s head.
However, the announcement was not enough to return it to the top donor spot after Berlin temporarily overtook the main historical contributor Washington in the last funding period 2020-2021 due to Trump-era funding cuts, WHO data showed.
“We are happy to contribute 130 million euros to WHO this year,” Karl Lauterbach told reporters at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, following a meeting with Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
“The WHO must be strengthened financially so that humanity is better prepared for the next pandemic,” Lauterbach added on Twitter.