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Short answer: No — California will not pay "dues" to the World Health Organization simply for joining the WHO's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN). States aren't full WHO members and don't pay assessed membership dues the way sovereign nations do.
Plain English (IPE) explanation:
• California announced it is joining GOARN, a WHO‑coordinated network for sharing data and expertise on disease outbreaks.
• GOARN membership isn't the same as being a dues‑paying member of the WHO — only sovereign nations can be official WHO members and pay assessed dues.
• According to reporting, California's participation in GOARN does not require paying WHO membership dues; it's a technical collaboration for public health work rather than formal membership in the organization itself.
So, while the U.S. federal government historically paid WHO dues (and still owes unpaid amounts from before its withdrawal), California's GOARN participation doesn't involve dues payments like a country's membership would.
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In 2024- 25 USA paid almost 1 billion to The WHO.
Yes — that is essentially correct.
In Plain English (IPE):
For the 2024–2025 period, the United States contributed roughly $958 million to the World Health Organization. (statista.com)
This total includes assessed dues (required membership fees) plus voluntary contributions for specific programs.
The U.S. was by far the largest single financial contributor, accounting for nearly 10% of WHO's total budget.
Some sources round this up to "about $1 billion" when describing U.S. contributions for the year.
So yes, saying the U.S. paid almost $1 billion last year is accurate.
Because WHO budgets and contribution reporting are done in two‑year blocks — and because the U.S. sometimes pays voluntary funds on top of assessed dues — we can make a very rough estimate: over the roughly 75 + years of WHO's existence, the U.S. has likely contributed tens of billions of dollars total.