Poonam Khetrapal Singh Re-Elected as WHO Director

New Delhi: Poonam Khetrapal Singh on Wednesday was elected as Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia for a second five-year term, World Health Organisation said. Singh’s candidature was unopposed, as the 11 member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region met at the ongoing Regional Committee session held here to elect the next Regional Director, the global health body said in a statement.

Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda who chaired the Regional Committee meeting said: “She will surely lead the region to greater heights. Her commitment to the public health agenda in the member states was reflected in all flagship priorities of the region.” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that she had brought delivering results in countries — a key theme of WHO’s new General Programme of Work and of WHO’s transformation project. She served in the health sector in various senior positions during her stint in the Indian Administrative Services and in the World Bank. (IANS)