Saudi candidate among five vying for WHO director-general post
Candidates from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Belgium, Spain, and Indonesia are competing to succeed Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as head of the World Health Organization.
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AIFive candidates from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Belgium, Spain, and Indonesia are competing to succeed Ethiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as director-general of the World Health Organization.
The candidates are: Hanan Balkhy from Saudi Arabia, Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari from Qatar, Hans Kluge from Belgium, Maria Neira from Spain, and Budi Gunadi Sadikin from Indonesia, according to Asharq.
Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari is a former health minister, while Hanan Balkhy heads the WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office. Hans Kluge is a physician and the WHO’s regional director for Europe. Maria Neira is a doctor, epidemiologist, and former WHO director, while Budi currently serves as Indonesia’s health minister.
Belgian physician Hans Kluge, who leads the WHO Regional Office for Europe, is also in the running to succeed current director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.