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Donors pledge to WHO as US exit looms at World Health Assembly

Donors pledge to WHO as US exit looms at World Health Assembly

At the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva, a number of countries pledged to help the organization as the US exit from the organization looms.

✔️China: $500 million
✔️Novo Nordisk Foundation: $58 million
✔️Switzerland: $40 million
✔️Sweden: $13.5 million
✔️Angola: $8 million
✔️Qatar: $6 million

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