Margaret Chan
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Margaret Chan is a Chinese-Canadian physician and public health administrator best known for serving as Director-General of the World Health Organization from 2006 to 2017.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margaret Chan canonical | 2 |
| Margaret Elizabeth Chan | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Health Organization Director-General
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human ⓘ physician ⓘ public health administrator ⓘ |
| affiliation |
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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surface form:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
World Health Organization ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | global health policy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Bauhinia Star
ⓘ
Order of the British Empire ⓘ honorary doctorate ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Canada
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China ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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surface form:
Harvard School of Public Health
National University of Singapore ⓘ Western University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Western Ontario
|
| employer |
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Hong Kong
World Health Organization ⓘ |
| endTime | 2017-06-30 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Chinese ⓘ |
| familyName | Chan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
infectious disease control
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public health ⓘ |
| givenName | Margaret ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | Dr. ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Mandarin Chinese ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Secretariat of the World Health Organization
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surface form:
World Health Organization Executive Leadership
|
| name | Margaret Chan self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Cantonese ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership of the World Health Organization
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response to H1N1 influenza pandemic ⓘ work on avian influenza preparedness ⓘ |
| notableWork |
advocacy for universal health coverage
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global response coordination to pandemics ⓘ strengthening International Health Regulations ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
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physician ⓘ public health official ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of Health of Hong Kong
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Director-General of the World Health Organization ⓘ |
| residence |
Geneva
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Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
|
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| startTime | 2006-01-04 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Geneva
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Hong Kong, China ⓘ
surface form:
Hong Kong
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