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  • World Health Assembly
    The World Health Assembly is the supreme decision-making body of WHO, attended by delegations from all Member States. It meets in Geneva in May each year.
  • Executive Board
    The main functions of the Executive Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the World Health Assembly, and advise and generally to facilitate its work.
  • Regional Committees
    WHO Regional Committees meet annually to set policy and approve budgets and programmes of work for each of the six WHO regions.

Election of Director-General–2012

The nomination of Dr Margaret Chan to be WHO Director-General for a second term will be submitted for approval to the next World Health Assembly, scheduled to meet in Geneva from 21–26 May 2012.

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