WIKIMEDIA COMMONS, UNITED STATES MISSION GENEVA
Yesterday (January 25) the World Health Organization’s executive board announced the final three candidates for director-general of the agency. The winner will succeed Margaret Chan, a former Hong Kong public health official, whose second five-year term ends on June 30.
The WHO’s executive board, which consists of 34 member states, narrowed down the original six nominees to five as of Monday. They then announced the three finalists after interviewing each candidate behind closed doors. All 194 member states will participate in the final vote, which will occur at the World Health Assembly in May.
The position is guaranteed for one five-year term and comes with an around $200,000 paycheck. But the winner will also have to contend with recent criticism of the agency, from experts ...
