The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a new ‘Investment Round’ aiming to raise 7 billion dollars of funds to support countries to tackle challenges like climate change, displacement, poverty and inequality. In a social media post, WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the world is facing a difficult time with multiple challenges. He said the Investment Round aims to mobilize 7 billion dollars over four years to support countries to respond to these challenges.

The Investment Round is the result of recommendations by the WHO Working Group on Sustainable Financing and was approved at the 154th Meeting of the WHO Executive Board in January 2024.