For first time, Vietnam applies for WHO Regional Director position for Western Pacific
(VOVWORLD) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the candidates, including Dr Tran Thi Giang Huong of Vietnam, for the election of the next WHO Regional Director of the Western Pacific.
 Dr Tran Thi Giang Huong, the Vietnamese candidate for the WHO Regional Director of the Western Pacific. (Photo: MOFA) |
Dr Huong currently serves as Director of the Division of Programs for Disease Control at the WHO Western Pacific Region.
This is the first time a Vietnamese candidate has run for the post of WHO Regional Director of the Western Pacific.
The region’s member states will vote in a closed meeting in the Philippines in October and the nomination will then be submitted for appointment by the WHO Executive Board in Switzerland next January.
The WHO Western Pacific region is home to 37 countries and territories with a population of more than 1.9 billion people.