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4 former health ministers, 2 UN experts vie for top WHO post

Those fielded include former French Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy and former Ethiopia’s Health Minister Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

4 former health ministers, 2 UN experts vie for top WHO post

Those fielded include former French Health Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy and former Ethiopia’s Health Minister Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

WHO noted in a statement that Douste-Blazy and Tedros, who were endorsed by the African Union, both served as health and foreign ministers in their home countries.

Pakistan and Hungary have also nominated former Health Minister Sania Nishtar and Miklos Szocska.

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Nishtar is making her second attempt to win a top UN job, after applying to become UN high commissioner for refugees last year.

Britain and Italy have chosen senior UN health experts as their candidates.

Britain’s David Navarro has already served as a troubleshooter in major health crises.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called upon him to coordinate the global response to Ebola in 2014 and to deal with the cholera epidemicin Haiti.

Italy’s Flavia Bustreo is WHO’s Deputy Director General for Family, Women and Children’s Health.

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WHO member states are to decide who will succeed Chan in May next year.

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