Ebola, hantavirus: Is the world prepared for the next pandemic?
plans](https://www.who.int/about/accountability/budget/programme-budget-digital-platform-2026-2027/executive-summary#:~:text=The%20total%20Programme%20budget%20for,is%20structured%20into%20four%20segments%3A) and scaled back spending by cutting back some of its critical programmes, which has significantly curtailed pandemic preparedness, health experts told Al Jazeera.
“Funding cuts to the WHO have directly weakened