PHM-Exch> The new WHO Foundation — global health deserves better

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: Remco van de Pas <rvandepas at itg.be>



A relevant commentary



https://gh.bmj.com/content/6/2/e004950

*Summary box*

   - The WHO plays a crucial role in global health but has had
   well-documented issues with funding in terms of the models of funding
   adopted, the size and sources of contributions and the influence of certain
   donors in driving specific priorities.
   - This year the WHO Foundation has been launched as a way to broaden the
   WHO donor pool. We describe a lack of clarity about the applicability of
   Framework of Engagement with Non-State Actors (FENSA) norms and practices
   to this new entity.
   - The risks regarding undue corporate influence at the expense of
   independence were at the core of the protected negotiations underpinning
   the development of the FENSA that guides the WHO itself, but do not appear
   to be reflected in the Foundations’ governance structures.
   - Considering past failed initiatives, and how many global health
   challenges, including non-communicable diseases and climate change, are
   driven by powerful transnational companies, the WHO cannot afford to be
   seen to sacrifice independence or impartiality to the commercial
   determinants of health in pursuit of funding
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