Just days after President Donald Trump issued an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization (WHO), a senior WHO leader turned to social media begging for donations.
Maria Van Kerkhove, a leading infectious disease expert and the WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19, posted a call for donations to the WHO Foundation on X Thursday morning.
As of Friday afternoon, the fundraiser had only managed to collect $23,000, nowhere near its $1 billion goal.
“Consider a donation to @WHO via the @WHOFoundation – One Dollar, One World #ProudToBeWHO,” Van Kerkhove wrote in her post, including a link to contribute.
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Consider a donation to @WHO via the @WHOFoundation– One Dollar, One World#ProudToBeWHOhttps://t.co/tCKc41ef3M
— Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) January 23, 2025