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WHO DG Candidate Maria Neira Calls for Strategic Reforms to Rebuild Trust and Strengthen Global Health

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WHO DG Candidate Maria Neira Calls for Strategic Reforms to Rebuild Trust and Strengthen Global Health

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  • Seven candidates to lead the World Health Organization have been announced, according to The Lancet.
  • WHO faces challenges on several fronts, per The Lancet's report.
  • Candidate Maria Neira calls for WHO to rebuild public trust, protect its most important functions and resist across-the-board budget cuts.

Why it matters

The next Director-General will shape WHO's priorities and funding at a time when the agency faces growing health threats and shrinking financial resources, which affects the global health research and policy landscape.

Who’s affected

  • researchers and clinicians in global public health
  • anyone following international health governance and funding

The World Health Organization (WHO) must rebuild public trust, protect its most important functions and resist across-the-board budget cuts as it confronts growing health threats and shrinking financial resources, according to Dr. Maria Neira, a candidate to become the agency’s…

Timeline

  1. Seven candidates for WHO Director-General announced

  2. thelancet.com

    [World Report] WHO's next Director-General

  3. Health Policy Watch

    WHO DG Candidate Maria Neira Calls for Strategic Reforms to Rebuild Trust and Strengthen Global Health

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