Outcomes
2024-25

Introduction

The Programme budget 2024–2025 continues to use the integrated results framework of the Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019–2023 (GPW 13), which has been extended to 2025. The twelve outcomes contribute to the achievement of the three strategic priorities in GPW 13, and are a joint responsibility of the WHO Secretariat, Member States and partners. They constitute the backbone for organizing the work of the Secretariat and structuring its Programme budget. The full results framework, including a list of outcomes and outputs, can be downloaded here.

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

Outcome narrative

When I penned the Foreword to last year’s WHO Results Report, 4 million cases of COVID-19 had been reported to WHO, and some 300 000 people had lost their lives. A year later, the number of cases has ballooned more than 40-fold, to almost 160 million, and the number of deaths has increased 11 times, to more than 3.3 million.
A year ago, vaccines were still a distant hope; now they are giving us real hope of bringing the pandemic under control. Even so, the shocking disparity in the global distribution of vaccines is another painful.When I penned the Foreword to last year’s WHO Results Report, 4 million cases of COVID-19 had been reported to WHO, and some 300 000 people had lost their lives. A year later, the number of cases has ballooned more than 40-fold, to almost 160 million, and the number of deaths has increased 11 times, to more than 3.3 million.
When I penned the Foreword to last year’s WHO Results Report, 4 million cases of COVID-19 had been 300 000 people had lost their.

$6.3M6

Budget Costing 24-25

in US$ million

$6.3M6

Funds Available for 22-23

in US$ million

Disclaimer

For strategic priority 3 (SP3), results by outcome are not comparable due to changes in their respective programmatic scoping between 2020-2021 and 2022-2023 biennia.

 

Financing for 2024-25 is as of April 2025

  • 1.1.1 Countries enabled to provide high-quality, people-centred health services, based on primary health care strategies and comprehensive essential service packages
  • 1.1.2 Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to deliver on condition- and disease-specific service coverage results
  • 1.1.3 Countries enabled to strengthen their health systems to address population-specific health needs and barriers to equity across the life course
  • 1.1.4 Countries’ health governance capacity strengthened for improved transparency, accountability, responsiveness and empowerment of communities
  • 1.1.5 Countries enabled to strengthen their health and care workforce
  • 1.2.1 Countries enabled to develop and implement equitable health financing strategies and reforms to sustain progress towards universal health coverage
  • 1.2.2 Countries enabled to produce and analyse information on financial protection, equity and health expenditures and to use this information to track progress and inform decision-making
  • 1.2.3 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
  • 1.3.1 Provision of authoritative guidance and standards on quality, safety and efficacy of health products, essential medicines and diagnostics lists
  • 1.3.2 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
  • 1.3.3 Country and regional regulatory capacity strengthened, and supply of quality-assured and safe health products improved, including through prequalification services
  • 1.3.4 Research and development agenda defined and research coordinated in line with public health priorities
  • 1.3.5 Countries enabled to address antimicrobial resistance through strengthened surveillance systems, laboratory capacity, infection prevention and control, awareness-raising and evidence-based policies and practices
  • 2.1.1 All-hazards emergency preparedness capacities in countries assessed and reported
  • 2.1.2 Capacities for emergency preparedness strengthened in all countries
  • 2.1.3 Countries operationally ready to assess and manage identified risks and vulnerabilities
  • 2.2.1 Research agendas, predictive models and innovative tools, products and interventions available for high-threat pathogens
  • 2.2.2 Proven prevention strategies for priority/epidemic-prone diseases implemented at scale
  • 2.2.3 Mitigate the risk of the emergence and re-emergence of high-threat pathogens and improve pandemic preparedness
  • 2.2.4 Polio eradication plans implemented in partnership with the Global Polio Eradication Initiative
  • 2.3.1 Potential health emergencies rapidly detected, and risks assessed and communicated
  • 2.3.2 Acute health emergencies rapidly responded to, leveraging relevant national and international capacities
  • 2.3.3 Essential health services and systems maintained and strengthened in fragile, conflict-affected and vulnerable settings
  • 3.1.1. Countries enabled to address social determinants of health across the life course
  • 3.1.2 Countries enabled to strengthen equitable access to safe, healthy and sustainably produced foods through a One Health approach
  • 3.2.1. Countries enabled to address risk factors through multisectoral actions
  • 3.2.2 Countries enabled to reinforce partnerships across sectors, as well as governance mechanisms, laws and fiscal measures
  • 3.3.1. Countries enabled to address environmental determinants of health, including climate change
  • 3.3.2 Countries supported to create an enabling environment for healthy settings
  • 4.1.1 Countries enabled to strengthen data, analytics and health information systems to inform policy and deliver impacts
  • 4.1.2. GPW 13 impacts and outcomes, global and regional health trends, Sustainable Development Goal indicators, health inequalities and disaggregated data monitored
  • 4.1.3 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
  • 4.2.1 Leadership, governance and external relations enhanced to implement GPW 13, drive impact in an aligned manner at the country level, on the basis of strategic communications and in accordance with the SDGs in the context of United Nations reform
  • 4.2.2 The Secretariat operates in an accountable, transparent, compliant and risk management-driven manner, including through organizational learning and a culture of evaluation
  • 4.2.3 Strategic priorities resourced in a predictable, adequate and flexible manner through strengthening partnerships
  • 4.2.4 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
  • 4.2.5 Cultural change fostered and organizational performance enhanced through coordination of the WHO-wide transformation agenda
  • 4.2.6 “Leave no one behind” approach focused on equity, gender and human rights progressively incorporated and monitored
  • 4.3.1. Sound financial practices and oversight managed through an efficient and effective internal control framework
  • 4.3.2. Effective and efficient management and development of human resources to attract, recruit and retain talent for successful programme delivery
  • 4.3.3 Effective, innovative and secure digital platforms and services aligned with the needs of users, corporate functions, technical programmes and health emergencies operations
  • 4.3.4 Safe and secure environment, with efficient infrastructure maintenance, cost-effective support services and responsive supply chain, including occupational health and safety
Data sources

Budget costing: WHO internal data: budget costing for the Programme budget 2024-2025

Funds available, implementation and expenditures: WHO | Programme Budget Web Portal