[Ip-health] WHO: Dr. Anders Nordstrom becomes Acting Director-General of the World Health Organization

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

22 May 2006

Dr Anders Nordstrom becomes Acting Director-General of the World Health
Organization

Following the sudden death of Dr LEE Jong-wook, Director-General of the
World Health Organization, Dr Anders Nordstr=F6m - currently Assistant
Director-General for General Management - will serve as Acting
Director-General.

Dr Nordstr=F6m was appointed by the Director-General as his deputy in
November 2003. However, the appointment stated that Dr Nordstr=F6m would
not perform the functions of Deputy Director-General unless Dr Lee were
unable to perform the functions of his office.

Under the Rules of Procedure of the World Health Assembly, and in
accordance with the decision of the Director-General, Dr Nordstr=F6m, as
senior officer of the Secretariat, will serve as Acting Director-General.

*For more information contact:*

Christine McNab
Communications Officer
Director-General's office
Telephone: +41 79 254 6815
E-mail: mcnabc@who.int <mailto:mcnabc@who.int>

Iain Simpson
Communications Officer
Director-General's office
Telephone: +41 79 475 5534
E-mail: simpsoni@who.int <mailto:simpsoni@who.int>