WHO warns funding cuts threaten global health gains

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says 2025 has seen major global health gains, but warns funding shortfalls and humanitarian crises now put that progress at risk.

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00:00World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says

00:052025 has delivered major global health gains

00:09but warns funding cuts and humanitarian crises now threaten that progress.

00:14Tedros said the adoption of the WHO pandemic agreement

00:18was the year's biggest achievement,

00:21calling it a powerful example of multilateral cooperation.

00:25He added that 13 countries were validated for eliminating diseases

00:31while the WHO also issued guidance on medical innovations,

00:36including Lena Kapavir for HIV prevention and GLP-1 treatments for obesity.

00:41The agency also responded to 48 emergencies across 79 countries and territories,

00:47including Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine.

00:50However, Tedros warned that eight cuts could undo decades of progress,

00:54with early estimates suggesting child mortality could rise for the first time this century.

01:00Tedros said budget reductions have also forced the WHO to cut its workforce

01:04but insisted that the agency remain relevant to global health.

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