News from the World Health Organization’s February board meeting, just released, indicates that the U.N. affiliate is facing a budget crisis. It is $1.9 billion short of its anticipated budget of $4.2 billion, not to mention a carried-over deficit of $600 million.

This situation has nothing to do with President Trump’s recent decision to quit the WHO — again. He first withdrew the U.S. in July 2020. Upon coming into office, former President Joe Biden immediately rejoined.

Yet, last year, Biden failed to pay America’s annual dues of $130 million. Besides this contractual obligation, the U.S. routinely volunteers an additional $1 billion every year. The Biden team forgot to send along this gift as well.

While America’s missing support seems an important part of the WHO’s budgetary shortfall, in reality the organization has been running with little regard to budgetary discipline. In this regard, WHO echoes the disconnect between funding and performance that has........

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