WHO Results Report 2024-2025 (2025)

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Together for a Healthier World

Programme budget 2024-2025

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Director-General's foreword

Progress is possible, even in uncertain times.

Despite growing global pressures on health systems, countries continue to advance towards universal health coverage, stronger health security, and healthier populations — supported by WHO’s work in over 150 countries, territories and areas.

This mid-term Results Report for 2024–2025 provides a clear, evidence-based account of what has been achieved so far under the 13th General Programme of Work, and what remains to be done. It reaffirms our commitment to accountability, transparency, and measurable impact.

The data show that real progress is possible when we work together. An estimated 431 million more people are now covered by essential health services without suffering catastrophic financial costs. In health emergencies, 637 million more people are better protected through stronger preparedness, surveillance, workforce capacity, and equitable access to tools and services, supported by reforms such as the amendments to the International Health Regulations. And 1.4 billion more people are living healthier lives, reflecting gains in tobacco control, air quality, clean household energy, and water, sanitation and hygiene.

These advances reflect the combined efforts of Member States, partners, and WHO’s global workforce. They are underpinned by a focus on equity, community engagement, multisectoral collaboration, investments in the health workforce and information systems, and important steps towards more predictable and sustainable financing.

At the same time, we must recognize the challenges ahead. The global financial landscape is becoming more constrained, and in the years to come, sustaining and accelerating results will require renewed commitment and investment. WHO’s capacity to deliver high-impact support will depend on securing the resources needed to match the ambition of our mission.

I thank Member States for their important decision to strengthen WHO’s financial foundation, including the commitment to increase assessed contributions to 50% of WHO’s core budget by the 2030–2031 biennium. This is a major step towards ensuring that WHO remains strong, effective, and prepared for the future.

I am deeply grateful to WHO staff around the world for their professionalism, dedication, and service, and to our Member States and partners for their steadfast support. Together, we have shown that progress is not only possible — it is within our reach. Together, we must safeguard these gains and continue working for a healthier, safer, and fairer world for all.

Impact on the ground

How WHO is achieving impact where it matters most

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WHO CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS HEALTH OUTCOMES

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Universal health coverage
Health emergencies protection
Healthier populations
Effective and efficient WHO

Improved access to quality essential health services irrespective of gender, age or disability status
Reduced number of people suffering financial hardship
Improved access to essential medicines, vaccines, diagnostics and devices for primary health care
Countries prepared for health emergencies
Epidemics and pandemics prevented
Health emergencies rapidly detected and responded to
Safe and equitable societies through addressing health determinants
Supportive and empowering societies through addressing health risk factors
Healthy environments to promote health and sustainable societies
Strengthened country capacity in data and innovation
Strengthened leadership, governance and advocacy for health
Financial, human, and administrative resources managed in an efficient, effective, results-oriented and transparent manner

Countries enabled to provide high-quality, people-centred health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential service packages
Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to deliver on condition- and disease-specific service coverage results
Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to address population-specific health needs and barriers to equity across the life course
Countries’ health governance capacity strengthened for improvedtransparency, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment of communities
Countries enabled to strengthen their health and care workforce
Countries enabled to develop and implement equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress towards universal health coverage
Countries enabled to produce and analyse information on financial risk protection, equity and health expenditures, and to use this information to track progress and inform decision-making
Countries enabled to improve institutional capacity for transparent decision-making in priority-setting and resource allocation, and analysis of the impact of health in the national economy
Provision of authoritative guidance and standards on quality, safety and efficacy of health products, essential medicines and diagnostics lists
Improved and more equitable access to health products through global market shaping and supporting countries to monitor and ensure efficient and transparent procurement and supply systems
Country and regional regulatory capacity strengthened, and supply of quality-assured and safe health products improved, including through prequalification services
Research and development agenda defined and research coordinated in line with public health priorities
Countries enabled to address antimicrobial resistance through strengthened surveillance systems, laboratory capacity, infection prevention and control, awareness-raising and evidence-based policies and practices
All-hazards emergency preparedness capacities in countries assessed and reported
Capacities for emergency preparedness strengthened in all countries
Countries operationally ready to assess and manage identified risks and vulnerabilities
Research agendas, predictive models and innovative tools, products and interventions available for high-threat pathogens
Proven prevention strategies for priority pandemic/epidemic-prone diseases implemented at scale
Mitigate the risk of the emergence and re-emergence of high-threat pathogens and improve pandemic preparedness
Polio eradication plans implemented in partnership with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
Potential health emergencies rapidly detected, and risks assessed and communicated
Acute health emergencies rapidly responded to, leveraging relevant national and international capacities
Essential health services and systems maintained and strengthened infragile, conflict and vulnerable settings
Countries enabled to address social determinants of health across the life course
Countries enabled to strengthen equitable access to safe, healthy and sustainably produced foods through a One Health approach
Countries enabled address risk factors through multisectoral action
Countries enabled to reinforce partnerships across sectors, as well asgovernance mechanisms, laws and fiscal measures
Countries enabled to address environmental determinants, including climate change
Countries supported to create an enabling environment for healthy settings
Countries enabled to strengthen data, analytics and health information systems to inform policy and deliver impacts
GPW 13 impacts and outcomes, global and regional health trends, Sustainable Development Goals indicators, health inequalities and disaggregated data monitored
Strengthened evidence base, prioritization and uptake of WHO generated norms and standards and improved research capacity and the ability to effectively and sustainably scale up innovations, including digital technology, in countries.
Leadership, governance and external relations enhanced to implement GPW 13 and drive impact in an aligned manner at the country level, on the basis of strategic communications and in accordance with the SDG in the context of United Nations reform
The Secretariat operates in an accountable, transparent, compliant and risk management-driven manner including through organizational learning and a culture of evaluation
Strategic priorities resourced in a predictable, adequate and flexible manner through strengthening partnerships
Planning, allocation of resources, monitoring and reporting based on country priorities, carried out to achieve country impact, value-for-money and the strategic priorities of GPW 13
Cultural change fostered and organizational performance enhanced through coordination of the WHO-wide transformation agenda
“Leave no one behind” approach focused on equity, gender and human rights progressively incorporated and monitored
Sound financial practices and oversight managed through an efficient and effective internal control framework
Effective and efficient management and development of human resources to attract, recruit and retain talent for successful programme delivery
Effective, innovative and secure digital platforms and services aligned with the needs of users, corporate functions, technical programmes and health emergencies operations
Safe and secure environment, with efficient infrastructure maintenance, cost-effective support services and responsive supply chain, including occupational health and safety

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