And the answer is: WHO’s approved Programme Budget for 2010–2011 was US$ 4.5 billion. That money comes from two separate sources of funding: assessed contributions from WHO’s 194 member states (means tested) and voluntary contributions from member states and non-government funders such as foundations, investment banks, multi-national corporations, and non-government organisations. Assessed contributions (AC) are wholly flexible, they are agreed in advance and are thus predictable. This makes it easier for the WHO to plan what it wants to do with the money. Voluntary contributions (VC) are, well, voluntary. They don’t have the same predictability as ACs (although there are no guarantees even with ACs, as Italy’s recent shortfall in funding attests) and so make it difficult for the WHO to plan a realistic budget. Furthermore, only a tiny percentage of VCs are wholly flexible, meaning that the WHO is not free to do as it pleases with that portion of its money. For the two-year period 2010-11, US$ 944 million (20%) was AC; US$ 3600 million (80%) was VC.
Posted on: Sat, 14 Sep 2013 10:34:36 +0000
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