President Trump has suspended American funding for the UN-affiliated World Health Organization (WHO), because of concerns that the organization has failed to force an honest appraisal of China's response to COVID-19. In the days since, a lot of attention has been paid to the fact that China pays the second largest dues to the WHO after the US. But the majority of the organization's funding actually comes from voluntary contributions from nation states and other entities, including philanthropic organizations and NGO's. Here's a look at which member states account for the largest portion of the voluntary contributions that come from national governments.
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