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.
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
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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 → University of Western Ontario NERFINISHED → |
| employer |
Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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surface form: "Government of Hong Kong"
World Health Organization → |
| endTime | 2017-06-30 → |
| ethnicGroup | Chinese → |
| familyName | Chan NERFINISHED → |
| 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
→
surface form: "World Health Organization Executive Leadership"
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| name | Margaret Chan → |
| nativeLanguage | Cantonese → |
| notableFor |
leadership of the World Health Organization
→
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
NERFINISHED
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Hong Kong NERFINISHED → |
| sexOrGender | female → |
| startTime | 2006-01-04 → |
| workLocation |
Geneva
NERFINISHED
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Hong Kong NERFINISHED → |
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