It started with a call with Prince Harry and ended with a multimillion-dollar donation to the World Health Organization’s health response in Ukraine from a wealth management company.
The WHO Foundation arranged the call with the U.S.-based ICONIQ Impact, which also included WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and his deputy, Mike Ryan. And the prince was there to help seal the deal.
That’s what the WHO Foundation says it brings to the table — to serve as a convener to reap money from philanthropic organizations, companies, corporate foundations, and the general public for a United Nations agency that has long struggled with sustainable financing.