WHO Foundation based in Geneva is an NGO founded by Prof. Dr Thomas Zeltner, who’s launch was announced at the WHO Covid-19 press conference on May 27th, 2020.
At first glance you’d think this organisation was part of the World Health Organisation, but it is legally independent, though bound by an Affiliation Agreement. It is a non-governmental, not-for-profit, organisation that was set up as a grant-making foundation to support and complement WHO’s resource mobilisation efforts to address the most critical global health issues.
The WHO Foundation jointly manages the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund (SRF) and the COVAX ACT Together Fund both with the UN Foundation (an NGO founded by CCN magnate). The former fund was initially it was set up with the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation.
The WHO Foundation appointed former Gates Foundation senior advisor, Anil Soni as its CEO effective January 1, 2021.