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Nature Medicine 12, 1104 - 1105 (2006)
doi:10.1038/nm1006-1104b
WHO's next?
Abstract
The race for the WHO's next leader is unexpectedly crowded.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is seeking a new leader, and 13 of the agency's 192 member states have nominated candidates. The incumbent director general, South Korea's Jong-Wook Lee, died suddenly on 22 May, just three years into his five-year term. The WHO's 34-nation executive board will whittle down the list and present a name to the World Health Assembly on 9 November. The race is more crowded than expected, and two permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and France, have ignored convention by nominating candidates. The secret voting and political nature of the selection process make predicting the frontrunner difficult—Lee himself was a surprise winner in 2003—but here are some of the leading contenders
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