Google awarded the WHO $320 million and another $50 million for 2023

Information is a critical determinant of health. Getting the right information, at the right time can lead to better health outcomes for all. We saw this firsthand with the COVID-19 pandemic when it was difficult for people worldwide to find useful information online. We worked with the World Health Organization (WHO) on a range of efforts to help people make informed decisions about their health — from an SOS alert to surfacing locally relevant content about COVID-19 to YouTube policies on medical misinformation. Read more about our work on COVID-19 in this case study.

To help WHO connect as many people as possible with authoritative information, Google.org awarded the organization more than $320 million in donated Google Search advertising via Ad Grants. This has been Google’s largest Ad Grants donation to a single organization.

WHO has shifted how it uses Google.org Ad Grants to public health topics beyond COVID-19, such as Mpox, mental health, flu, Ebola, and natural disasters. As a result, the organization served over 28 million public service announcements in six languages, resulting in over 2.7 million visits to their website.

This work is part of a collaboration with WHO to help accelerate the digital transformation of health systems around the world with approaches that are effective, interoperable, and impactful.

Today we are announcing that for 2023, Google.org is providing another $50M in Ad Grants to support WHO in continuing their impactful work in public health.

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