Dr Margaret Chan
WHO
Dr Margaret Chan is the Director-General of WHO, appointed by the World Health Assembly on 9 November 2006.
Before being elected Director-General, Dr Chan was WHO Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases as well as Representative of the Director-General for Pandemic Influenza.
Prior to joining WHO, she was Director of Health in Hong Kong. During her nine-year tenure as director, Dr Chan confronted the first human outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in 1997. She successfully defeated the spate of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in Hong Kong in 2003. She also launched new services to prevent disease and promote better health.
Election of Director-General - 2012
Member State-led consultation
Accountability Commission
Media
Speeches
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WHO Director-General praises Norway's white paper on global health
15 February 2012 -
WHO Director-General addresses unprecedented meeting on neglected tropical diseases
30 January 2012 -
WHO Director-General addresses the Executive Board
16 January 2012
