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Foreword
In 2022, WHO and other humanitarian actors responded to an unprecedented number of complex crises, natural disasters and disease outbreaks, along with the continued impact of COVID-19.
While continuing to address the pandemic, WHO provided life-saving aid to the victims of the conflict in Ukraine in the face of repeated attacks on health infrastructure and workers. We supported the governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Uganda to defeat three Ebola outbreaks and protect neighboring countries. We responded to an unprecedented surge in cholera and measles, as well as the global mpox outbreak. Together with local partners, WHO launched a response for the emergency health needs of flood-ravaged Pakistan and stormbattered southeastern Africa. We also led the humanitarian health response for the crises in the Sahel and the greater Horn of Africa.
Fast, flexible resources from the WHO Contingency Fund for Emergencies (CFE) enabled us to respond quickly and effectively to these and many other health emergencies in 2022. In total, nearly US$ 88 million was released from the Fund for some 35 emergencies in 40 countries and territories, and one global response.
Eleven Member States provided more than US$ 80 million to the Fund in 2022, the highest annual total since the Fund began in 2015. WHO is grateful for this unprecedented generosity. The flexible financing delivered through the CFE reduces administrative costs, simplifies reporting, and ensures a quick response, which in many cases reduces the need to seek additional funding to respond to disease outbreaks and other emergencies. But the greatest return on investment can be measured by the countless children protected from disease, by the mothers supported during childbirth, by the men and women treated for the physical and psychological scars of war, and by the communities whose health systems are more resilient and better prepared for the next crisis.
Last year underscored that, in the face of increasing crises, we must remain vigilant.
The CFE enables WHO to be ready to respond to health emergencies, wherever and whenever they occur. We thank our Member States and other donors for their confidence in WHO and their investment in global health security.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus WHO Director-General
Dr Michael J Ryan Executive Director WHO Health Emergencies Programme