China has nominated health official Song Li to run for director general of the World Health Organization, the foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday. If elected, Song would be the first person from mainland China to head the United Nations health agency. China previously backed Margaret Chan, a Hong Kong-born doctor and former director of health of Hong Kong, who served as WHO director general from 2007 to 2017. Song’s nomination comes as the WHO faces a major funding shake-up following the US..
China nominates Song Li for WHO chief as agency faces funding shake-up from US exit
If elected, she would be the first mainland Chinese director general of the United Nations health agency
If elected, Song would be the first person from mainland China to head the United Nations health agency.
China previously backed Margaret Chan, a Hong Kong-born doctor and former director of health of Hong Kong, who served as WHO director general from 2007 to 2017.
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