FYI - FROM WHO
Dr Margaret Chan nominated to be WHO Director-General
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2006/pr65/en/index.html
8 November 2006 -- Dr Margaret Chan of China was nominated today for the post
of Director-General by the Executive Board of the World Health Organization.
The Director-General is WHO's chief technical and administrative officer. The
nomination will be submitted to the World Health Assembly, which will meet for
a one-day special session on Thursday, 9 November to appoint the next
Director-General.
The nomination will be submitted to the World Health Assembly, which will meet
for a one-day special session on Thursday, 9 November to appoint the next
Director-General.
The procedures for the current nomination and election process were decided
following the sudden death of Dr LEE Jong-wook, WHO Director-General, on 22 May
2006. At its meeting on 23 May, the WHO Executive Board agreed on an
"accelerated process" for electing a Director-General.
On Monday the Executive Board, chaired by Dr Fernando Antezana AranÃbar of
Bolivia, selected a short list of five candidates. Yesterday the Board
interviewed the five candidates and today selected Dr Margaret Chan as its
nominee.
The WHO Executive Board is composed of 34 Members who are technically qualified
in the field of health. The main functions of the Board are to give effect to
the decisions and policies of the World Health Assembly, to advise it and
generally to facilitate its work.
The countries represented on the current Executive Board are: Afghanistan,
Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Denmark,
Djibouti, El Salvador, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia,
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mali, Mexico, Namibia,
Portugal, Romania, Rwanda, Singapore, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Thailand,
Turkey and the United States of America.
Dr Anders Nordström, appointed by the Executive Board as Acting
Director-General of WHO in May, will continue in this role until a new
Director-General takes office.
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