Programme Budget 2026-2027

Welcome to the digital Programme budget 2026–2027!

The Programme budget is currently under development and will be presented for approval at the seventy-eighth World Health Assembly in 2025. Until then the data and the information on this platform are work in progress and will be regularly updated with the available information until WHA79.

The digital presentation of the Programme budget (PB) is divided into sections that can be read independently: Executive Summary, Outcomes, Outputs, Dashboards, and Explainers.

The executive summary provides a high-level overview of the Programme budget 2026-2027, with a link to a downloadable version of the governing bodies full document.

The outcomes page brings together key information on WHO’s outcomes: narrative, indicators, budget and links to their related outputs.

The outputs page brings together key information on WHO’s outputs: scope of work, indicators, main Secretariat’s deliverables, 2026-2027 prioritization and costing, 2022-2023 budget, financing, and implementation.

Two interactive dashboards display results of the prioritization and budget costing that can be explored along various dimensions, e.g. major office.

Explainers include supporting documentation to aid comprehension and ensure an aligned understanding of the Programme budget.

The WHO Secretariat hopes that this Programme budget format further supports improved transparency, greater clarity and strengthen Secretariat’s accountability towards Member States.

Executive Summary

The Program Budget 2026-2027 is the first one fully aligned with the fourteenth General Programme of Work (GPW 14). Its purpose is to contribute to achieving the strategic objective of promoting, providing, and protecting health and well-being for all people, everywhere.

Outcomes

The Program Budget 2026-2027 utilizes the integrated results framework from the fourteenth General Programme of Work (GPW 14). The outcomes represent a joint responsibility of the WHO Secretariat, Member States, and partners. They form the backbone for organizing the work of the Secretariat and structuring its Program budget.

Outputs

The outputs of the Secretariat’s various areas of work come together to build synergies in achieving the outcomes and accelerating progress towards the strategic objectives.

Dashboards

In keeping with the Secretariat’s commitment to transparency, this page features dashboards, focused on exploring a key dataset underlying the development of the Programme budget.

Explainers

Results-based management, results’ prioritization, budget costing, are central concepts in the development of the Programme budget, critical to understanding the budgeting, financing and implementation of WHO’s Programme of Work. The Secretariat’s explainers shed some light on a few chosen, key processes and how they come to life through WHO’s work.