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• London Declaration on Neglected Tropical Diseases

  View a recorded webcast featuring Bill Gates, Margaret Chan, nine pharmaceutical company CEOs, senior government officials, and others on the topic of Ending the Neglect and Reaching 2020 Goals. On January 30, 2012, 13 pharmaceutical companies; the U.S.,   from USAID Read more »

• Pakistan asks WHO for help on dengue

  Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani met WHO Director-General Margaret Chan in Davos, Switzerland, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, and told her dengue was a serious threat for his countrymen. According to a UN report, more than 12,00   from New Kerala Read more »

• Chan nominated WHO Director-General again

  HONG KONG - Margaret Chan was nominated by the World Health Organization's Executive Board for a second term as WHO Director-General. Chan was the former Director of Health Department of the Hong Kong government. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong governme   from China Daily Read more »

• WHO director nominated for second term

  Dr. Margaret Chan, the director-general of the World Health Organization since 2006, has been nominated for a second term by the WHO’s executive board. She was the only candidate for the job. Her election at the World Health Assembly in Geneva in May is   from Jerusalem Post Read more »

• WHO nominates current head for second term

  GENEVA (AFP) - The World Health Organisation (WHO) nominated its current chief Margaret Chan for a second term at the head of the UN agency. Director-General Chan was the only candidate put forward to the WHO's executive board who made the official nomin   from Straits Times Read more »