[Comment] New leadership for the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean: exceptional election in an exceptional time

On May 19, 2018, during the 71st World Health Assembly, the 21 health ministers, or their representatives, from the Eastern Mediterranean region are due to elect a new Regional Director for the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean (EMRO) in a special session of its regional committee. The exceptional election follows the unexpected death of Mahmoud Fikri who was WHO EMRO Regional Director for only 8 months during 2017. WHO has accelerated the normally lengthy election process to fill the vacuum in WHO EMRO leadership.

Source: LANCET - May 2, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Samer Jabbour, Sameen Siddiqi, Rita Giacaman, Hani Serag, Jawad Al-Lawati, Amirhossein Takian, Habiba Ben Romdhane, Elsheikh Badr, Laith J Abu-Raddad, Aida Seif El-Dawla, Salwa Najjab, Driss Moussaoui, Mustafa Khogali, Yousef Khader, Bothaina Attal, Iman Tags: Comment Source Type: research