The Lancet

WHO Reassesses Emergency Role as Global Health Funding Pressures Mount

In the context of worsening geopolitical turmoil, attacks on multilateralism, expanding emergency demands, declining financial resources for global health, and a reforming international system, it is timely for WHO to reassess its mandate, priorities, and comparative advantage in emergencies such as outbreaks, natural disasters, conflicts, and technological emergencies. The Accra Reset, UN80, Humanitarian Reset, the growth of regional public health institutions, and review of the global health a