Current directors, past directors, and members of WHO Collaborating Centres sign an open letter in support of WHO which was published by the Lancet on 14 June 2025.
“As current directors, past directors, and members of WHO Collaborating Centres, we fully support WHO in carrying out the constitutional mandate, and call on everyone—including member states, donors, partners, and other stakeholders—to continue investing in WHO to promote health and safety while helping vulnerable populations worldwide.”
The abrupt cessation of global health funding has placed millions of lives at risk. The most severely affected areas include humanitarian aid, health emergency preparedness and response, public health surveillance, and basic health service delivery. Malaria and neglected tropical diseases; vaccination programmes; tuberculosis care; maternal and child health; family planning; occupational health; emergency, critical, and operative care; and outbreak detection are all undermined.
