WHO Executive Board shortlists candidates for Director-General
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6 NOVEMBER 2006 | GENEVA -- The Executive Board of the World Health Organization, meeting in Geneva, today agreed on a shortlist of five candidates for the post of Director-General.
The short list of five candidates reads as follows (in alphabetical order):
Dr Kazem Behbehani
Dr Margaret Chan
Dr Julio Frenk
Dr Shigeru Omi
Ms Elena Salgado Méndez
On Tuesday, the Board will interview the five candidates, and on Wednesday it will nominate one of them for the post of Director-General of the Organization. This nomination will be submitted to the World Health Assembly, which will meet for a one-day special session on Thursday to appoint the next Director-General.
The current election follows 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, which will culminate on 9 November with the appointment of the next Director-General.
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Dr Brian Pazvakavambwa
WHO AFRO, Harare
mailto:pazvakavambwab@zw.afro.who.int