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EXCLUSIVE: Indonesian Civil Society Coalition Challenges Sadikin’s Bid to Become WHO Director General
Health Policy Watch · By Felix Sassmannshausen ·
The Brief
- A coalition of Indonesian medical professors and anti-corruption watchdogs has formally petitioned the WHO Executive Board.
- The petition asks the Board to reject Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin's candidacy for WHO Director-General.
- Sadikin has been Indonesia's Health Minister since 2020.
Why it matters
The outcome could shape who leads the WHO, the agency that coordinates global health policy. The petition also raises corruption concerns about a leading candidate.
Who’s affected
- global health policymakers
- WHO member states and Executive Board members
- Indonesian public health community
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A coalition of senior medical professors and anti-corruption watchdogs from Indonesia has formally petitioned the World Health Organization’s Executive Board to reject Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin’s candidacy for Director-General. As Health Minister since 2020…
Timeline
Health Policy Watch reports the coalition's petition to the WHO Executive Board against Sadikin's Director-General candidacy
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EXCLUSIVE: Indonesian Civil Society Coalition Challenges Sadikin’s Bid to Become WHO Director General