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The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) is the chief executive officer of the World Health Organization and the principal advisor to the United Nations on matters pertaining to global health. The director general is elected by and answers to the World Health Assembly (WHA). [1] The current director-general is Tedros Adhanom ...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelled ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ; [1] [a] born 3 March 1965) [2] is an Ethiopian [2] public health official, researcher, [3] diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017.
Rachel Levine Official portrait, 2021 17th Assistant Secretary for Health Incumbent Assumed office 26 March 2021 President Joe Biden Secretary Xavier Becerra Preceded by Brett Giroir Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health In office July 2017 – 23 January 2021 Governor Tom Wolf Preceded by Karen Murphy Succeeded by Alison Beam (acting) Personal details Born (1957-10-28) 28 October ...
The head of the organization is the director-general, elected by the World Health Assembly. [208] The term lasts for five years, and directors-general are typically appointed in May, when the Assembly meets. The current director-general is Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was appointed on 1 July 2017. [209]
Zsuzsanna Jakab (Jakab Ferencné; born 17 May 1951) is a Hungarian public health expert who has been served as Deputy Director General of the World Health Organization from 7 March 2019 to 21 April 2024. A native of Hungary, she has held a number of high-profile national and international public health policy positions in the last three decades.
Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun (born 21 August 1947) is a Chinese-Canadian [1] physician, who served as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) delegating the People's Republic of China [3] from 2006 to 2017.
Rajiv Bahl is an Indian paediatrician and public health researcher known for his research on maternal and child health research and health policy. He was the Head of Research on Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health at the World Health Organization (WHO) from 2013 to 2022 and is currently the Director-General of the Indian Council of Medical Research.
Due to the slow response to the 2014-2015 Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, DG Chan sought the help of an all-star Advisory Group on Reform of WHO's Work in Outbreaks and Emergencies with Health and Humanitarian Consequences. The Advisory Group was composed of 19 members "with relevant experience, including senior leadership positions in ...