Gaza Crisis: Help Save Lives

Tackling The Biggest Global Health Challenges. Together, We Have So Much to Achieve

The World Health Organization (WHO) plays a singular role in leading the global health ecosystem, producing technical guidelines and tools to prevent and treat disease, and acting as a country-level convener with an unparalleled level of trust. The crises of the 21st century, including COVID-19, have made clear both the inequity of access to effective and affordable healthcare and the indispensable role of WHO. Yet WHO lacks sufficient resources to fulfill its mandate. And, beyond funding, its vision cannot be achieved by the public sector alone. The WHO Foundation was created as an independent Swiss foundation affiliated with but independent of WHO to marshal new resources from philanthropists, foundations, businesses, and individuals to support its mission: promote health, keep the world safe, and serve the vulnerable.

Donate : The Health Emergency Appeal for the Sahel & the Greater Horn of Africa

The Health Emergency Appeal for the Sahel and the Greater Horn of Africa helps fund WHO’s emergency health response in a region where millions of people face acute hunger.
The Sahel & Greater Horn of Africa regions are experiencing widespread food insecurity due to the cumulative impact of failed rains, droughts, floods and armed conflict. While finding food and safe water is the absolute priority for many people, a comprehensive health response is essential to avert preventable diseases and avoidable deaths.

Donations to the appeal are ongoing via hoa-sahel.who.foundation.

Support the Health Emergency Appeal for Ukraine

With every day that passes, the number of people in Ukraine losing their lives, or whose health has deteriorated due to disrupted treatment or limited access to health care, is still far too high.

The people of Ukraine still need help.
Donate to the health emergency appeal to support WHO’s response.

OurCrowd Launches $200 Million Global Health Equity Fund in collaboration with the WHO Foundation at the Clinton Global Initiative

OurCrowd & WHO Foundation launch $200 Million Global Health Equity Fund at the Clinton Global Initiative

The Global Health Equity Fund (GHEF) is a $200 million unique financial-first impact venture capital investment fund, focusing on breakthrough technology solutions that can impact healthcare globally. It will fuel innovation and increase investment in the health sector, with the shared goals of delivering competitive returns to investors and ensuring equitable access to medical care.
WHO Foundation and Our Crowd share the aim of acting as standard bearers within the investment and global health communities, demonstrating the viability of investing to get robust returns and intended impact, with both goals benefiting from partnerships across the private and public sectors.

Pakistan floods: August - September 2022

WHO Foundation launches Health Emergencies Alliance

The world has never faced a crisis like COVID-19. The pandemic has impacted communities everywhere.

The need to fund health emergency response is now greater than ever. By committing to support the newly launched Health Emergencies Alliance, partners can play a key role in providing predictable and reliable funding for unpredictable health emergencies supporting WHO’s Global Health Emergency Appeal, aiming to provide humanitarian assistance to 160 million people across 56 countries in 2022 alone. Over five years, the WHO Foundation’s Health Emergencies Alliance Heath has set a target of $100 million to achieve this goal.

Learn more about What We Do.
Read more about the Health Emergency Alliance.

“We have to create a healthier, more equitable future for everyone. By investing in 8 billion lives and by using a flexible, innovative, partnership-driven approach, our goal is to overcome the health challenges of today and ensure healthy lives tomorrow.”

Prof. DR. THOMAS ZELTNER, FOUNDER AND CHAIR OF THE BOARD

ABOUT THE WHO FOUNDATION

WHO WE ARE

We are a force for urgently needed global health solutions.

We are an independent philanthropic foundation set-up by World Health Organization to support its mission in providing everyone, everywhere, a healthier, more equitable future.

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OUR APPROACH

We create new partnerships.

We cultivate partnerships to transform global health. Through our independent approach, we strive for innovation, and mobilize resources for efficient action to achieve tangible outcomes.

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WHAT WE DO

We’re working to tackle today’s biggest health challenges.

We inspire and fund projects that aim to reduce health risks,
avert pandemics, eradicate diseases and create stronger health
systems. We focus on research-driven initiatives with the potential
to give people greater opportunities to live healthier lives.

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INVEST IN GLOBAL HEALTH

Together, we can help to create a healthier future for all.

The challenge of keeping the world safe, promoting
health and protecting the vulnerable cannot be overcome by any
single organization, group or individual.

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