Appointments
New regional Director of WHO
- Saima Wazed was nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region.
- She is Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter.
- She was selected by 10 countries of Bangladesh, Bhutan, North Korea, India, Indonesia, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Timor-Leste.
- Myanmar did not send a delegation to the meeting.
About WHO
- Formation – 7 April 1948
- Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland
- Director General – Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
