WHO confirms severe budget cuts in email to staff

WHO

An internal email to World Health Organisation staff sent on Friday is confirming the worst for many.

Following the decision by the United States to end funding for the WHO - the agency says its budget has to be cut by a fifth, which will mean job losses. 

Contributions from the US accounts for 16% of its USD 7.8bn annual costs.

The funding cuts comes when the organisation was already struggling and had started on a cost cutting regime. 

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