Lee Jong-wook
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Template:Koreanname Lee Jong-wook of South Korea is the Director-General of the World Health Organization. He received the post on July 21, 2003; having previously served as the organization's tuberculosis program head, a controversal initiative that resulted in 56 Indian deaths from unneeded injections(Banerji 2000:258). He succeeded Gro Harlem Brundtland of Norway.
Quotes
- "In a world marked by unacceptable health inequalities, we will emphasize those programs that benefit the poorest and most vulnerable communities." (Waddington 7-21-03)
See also
External links
- New WHO Head (http://www.un.org/Pubs/chronicle/2003/webArticles/052703_who_elected.html): official UN Chronicle on-line