The Executive Board of the World Health Organization, meeting in Geneva, Monday agreed on a shortlist of five candidates for the post of Director-General.
The short list of five candidates reads as follows (in alphabetical order):
* Dr Kazem Behbehani
* Dr Margaret Chan
* Dr Julio Frenk
* Dr Shigeru Omi
* Ms Elena Salgado Méndez
On Tuesday, the Board will interview the five candidates, and on Wednesday it will nominate one of them for the post of Director-General of the Organization. This nomination will be submitted to the World Health Assembly, which will meet for a one-day special session on Thursday to appoint the next Director-General.
The current election follows the sudden death of Dr LEE Jong-wook, WHO Director-General, on 22 May 2006.
Kilde: www.who.int
