WHO member countries are assessed membership fees based on a country’s gross domestic product. But countries and other groups can make voluntary contributions to WHO to spend on designated issues.

Most of the U.S.'s contribution — and most of WHO's budget overall — is via voluntary contributions. WHO member countries are assessed membership fees based on a country's gross domestic product ...

A new report by the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has found that sand and dust storms are leading ...

Gross domestic product is the monetary value of all finished goods and services made within a country during a specific period.

Now, those are based on a country’s gross domestic product. The U.S. currently pays dues equivalent to about a quarter of the WHO’s core budget, calculated at $130 million for 2025.

The annual growth in national health spending is expected to be faster than average gross domestic product (GDP) growth ...

The Ethiopian authorities should immediately rescind the suspension of a prominent health professionals organization and meaningfully address public healthcare workers’ outstanding grievances.

Countries’ membership fees to the WHO are based mainly on the gross domestic product.

The most rapidly growing cause of disability and loss of human potential and productivity emanates from mental health conditions. Mental illness was the largest source of loss in GDP (Gross Domestic ...

The travel and tourism industry's contribution to global gross domestic product is expected to reach new heights as consumers increasingly see travel as an essential part of their budgets.