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 addresses conference on health systems
30 April 2012 -
Director-General commemorates World Malaria Day
25 April 2012 -
WHO Director-General addresses Namibia's Parliament
24 April 2012
