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.

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Margaret Chan canonical 2
Margaret Elizabeth Chan 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World Health Organization Director-General
human
physician
public health administrator
affiliation The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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
China
educatedAt Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
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
public health
givenName Margaret
hasHonorificPrefix Dr.
languageSpoken English
Mandarin Chinese
memberOf Secretariat of the World Health Organization
surface form: World Health Organization Executive Leadership
name Margaret Chan self-link
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
global response coordination to pandemics
strengthening International Health Regulations
occupation civil servant
physician
public health official
positionHeld Director of Health of Hong Kong
Director-General of the World Health Organization
residence Geneva
Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong
sexOrGender female
startTime 2006-01-04
workLocation Geneva
Hong Kong, China
surface form: Hong Kong

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Chan hasNotableBearer Margaret Chan
Margaret Chan name Margaret Chan self-link
Meg Tilly birthName Margaret Chan
this entity surface form: Margaret Elizabeth Chan