A leading flexible contributor, the Netherlands renews its multiannual allocation to WHO

The Netherlands reaffirmed its position as a key supporter and strategic partner of WHO and a leading donor of flexible and predictable resources to WHO. In picture: WHO Director-General Dr Tedros and Dutch Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport Ernst Kuipers. ©WHO The Netherlands strengthened its longstanding engagement with WHO on Monday with the renewal of the multiannual contribution of the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport to WHO for €13.34 million for 2024–2028 and for €6 million to the technical partnership with Dutch WHO collaborating centres. With the new contribution, the Netherlands reaffirmed its position as a key supporter and strategic partner of WHO and a leading donor of flexible and predictable resources to WHO. "Amid increasingly complex and connected threats, from pandemics and climate change to conflicts, the Netherlands remains an essential supporter of WHO and global public health," said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during the agreement signing. "The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport's new contribution reflects the Netherland's commitment to its long partnership with WHO, and its support of the sustainable financing for WH...