Director-General of the World Health Organization
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The Director-General of the World Health Organization is the chief executive officer and highest technical and administrative leader of WHO, responsible for guiding global health policy and coordinating international responses to health emergencies.
Aliases (3)
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
executive position
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head of international organization → leadership role → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
world
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| appointedBy |
World Health Assembly
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| canHaveMultipleTerms |
true
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| country |
Switzerland
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| firstHolder |
Brock Chisholm
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| hasAuthorityOver |
WHO staff
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| hasRole |
chief executive officer of WHO
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chief spokesperson of WHO → highest administrative leader of WHO → highest technical leader of WHO → |
| headquartersLocation |
Geneva
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| inception |
1948
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| legalBasis |
Constitution of the World Health Organization
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| nominatedBy |
WHO Executive Board
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| occupant |
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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| officeCreatedBy |
World Health Assembly
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| officeHeldByHeadOfOrganization |
World Health Organization
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| oversees |
WHO country offices
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WHO headquarters departments → WHO regional offices → |
| participatesIn |
WHO Executive Board meetings
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World Health Assembly meetings → |
| partOf |
World Health Organization
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| reportsTo |
WHO Executive Board
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World Health Assembly → |
| represents |
World Health Organization in international forums
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| responsibleFor |
coordinating global responses to disease outbreaks
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coordinating global responses to pandemics → coordinating international responses to health emergencies → declaring a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) → ensuring compliance with International Health Regulations (IHR) procedures by WHO → execution of WHO programme budget → guiding global health policy → implementing decisions of the WHO Executive Board → implementing decisions of the World Health Assembly → mobilizing resources for WHO → overall administrative direction of WHO → overall management of the WHO Secretariat → overall technical direction of WHO → preparation of WHO programme budget → promoting universal health coverage → setting global health priorities for WHO → strengthening health systems globally → |
| termLength |
5 years
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| termRenewable |
true
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Executive Board of the World Health Organization
("Director-General of the World Health Organization (nomination to the World Health Assembly)")
→
World Health Assembly → |
elects |
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Gro Harlem Brundtland
→
Margaret Chan → |
positionHeld |
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Secretariat of the World Health Organization
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WHO Emergency Committee ("WHO Director-General") → |
reportsTo |
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WHO Emergency Committee
("WHO Director-General")
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convenedBy |
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WHO regional office network
("WHO Director-General")
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coordinatedBy |
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London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
("Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus")
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hasNotableAlumni |
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Director-General of the World Health Organization
("Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus")
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occupant |
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World Health Organization regional committee system
("WHO Director-General")
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stakeholder |
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Executive Board (World Health Organization)
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supports |