[Ip-health] Candidates for the post of Director-General of the World Health Organization

[Thiru Balasubramaniam]

http://www.who.int/governance/election/en/index.html


Candidates for the post of Director-General


The list of names, in English alphabetical order, and titles of the
persons proposed by Member States for nomination by the Executive Board
for the post of Director-General is as follows. The Board will meet from
6 to 8 November 2006.

Dr Kazem Behbehani (proposed by Kuwait)

Dr Margaret Chan (proposed by China)

Dr Julio Frenk (proposed by Mexico)

Mr David A. Gunnarsson (proposed by Iceland)

Dr Nay Htun (proposed by Myanmar)

Dr Karam Karam (proposed by Syrian Arab Republic)

Dr Bernard Kouchner (proposed by France)

Dr Pascoal Manuel Mocumbi (proposed by Mozambique)

Dr Shigeru Omi (proposed by Japan)

Dr Alfredo Palacio Gonz=E1lez (proposed by Ecuador)

Professor Pekka Puska (proposed by Finland)

Ms Elena Salgado M=E9ndez (proposed by Spain)

Professor Dr Tomris T=FCrmen (proposed by Turkey)