Businesses From PepsiCo to Pfizer Have a Stake in Who Leads WHO
- UN health agency shapes policy on pandemics to pharmaceuticals
- New director-general to be elected at May 23 meeting in Geneva
The World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
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The World Health Organization’s 194 member-states will vote for a new director-general next week, choosing a doctor to lead the planet’s top technical agency on all matters health.
With a $4 billion annual budget, WHO’s influence extends to virtually all of humanity, from food quality and environmental hazards to immunizations and the response to pandemics. One of three candidates will be elected at the Palais des Nations in Geneva on May 23 for a five-year term to provide the leadership, muster the resources, and implement the strategies that are central to global health, security, and development.