by Keri Molloy

New Zealand shows little for some $30 million dollars dished out to the World Health Organisation (WHO) over the past ten years.

In fact many will say it has been a negative exchange.

New Zealand has contributed at least NZ$26.1 million in voluntary funding to the WHO between 2019–20 and 2023–24 alone. Then there's a further $3 million in compulsory member fees.

In return, the WHO has offered its guidance.

The WHO does not fund New Zealand's health system in any way and, frankly, the value of its guidance is seriously in question.

The WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on immunisation (SAGE) is a group established by the WHO to advise on global vaccine and immunisation policies.

Its job is to review evidence about vaccine safety, effectiveness and risks.

WHO recommendations shaped New Zealand's policies during Covid.

These days WHO admits that vaccination does not guarantee that someone will not get Covid. It also acknowledges that serious or prolonged adverse effects are possible. Finally!

Things aren't looking rosy for confidence in the WHO, its guidance or its wider agenda

There are significant legal cases around the world concerning Covid-19 policies, many of which were the result of WHO guidance.

Legal issues include vaccine mandates and employment rights, compensation for alleged vaccine injuries and responsibility for economic losses.

Today (22 October, 2026) the District Court of the Northern Netherlands in Leeuwarden hears a case seven ordinary Dutch citizens filed against 17 defendants. They include Bill Gates, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and the Dutch State. This civil case is more than three years in the making.

The WHO website doesn't offer this but AI tells us that the WHO has immunity from civil legal charges and every form of legal process in national courts.

Coming back to the big spend: we could do better with the ten-year $30 million investment in the WHO.

It could subsidise GP visits, fund more nurses, relieve pressure on emergency departments, improve mental health services and upgrade hospitals, for example.

Originally published on Keri's Substack.