China to give $500 million to WHO in next 5 years, official says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 20, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on May 20, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
China commits $500 million to the WHO over five years, supporting global health amid financial challenges following the US withdrawal.
GENEVA (Reuters) -China will give an additional quota of $500 million to the World Health Organization over the next five years, the country's Vice Premier of the State Council told the World Health Assembly in Geneva on Tuesday.
Liu Guozhong vowed China's support for the global health body that has been rocked by the U.S.'s withdrawal - plunging it into a financial crisis.
"The world is now facing the impacts of unilateralism and power politics bringing major challenges to global health security...Multilateralism is a sure pass to addressing difficulties," Liu Guozhong told delegates.
(Reporting by Olivia Le Poidevin; editing by Matthias Williams)
The main topic is China's commitment to provide $500 million to the World Health Organization over the next five years.
This funding is significant as it supports WHO amid financial challenges following the US withdrawal, emphasizing multilateralism in global health.
The funding was announced by Liu Guozhong, China's Vice Premier of the State Council, at the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
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