Dr David Nabarro concluded his short visit in Dhaka on Sunday, as part of his global campaign, when he met with health minister Mohammed Nasim and senior government officials. He said based on his past experiences he would be able “to get WHO into the right place on its work”. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia topped the vote of the executive members and is a candidate of African Union. According to his campaign page, Ghebreyesus is a “visionary leader, and he guided Ethiopia and numerous global health organisations to achieve game-changing results and increase their impact”. Dr Sania Nishtar from Pakistan made 1O pledges in her campaign featuring issues to achieve “a renewed and reinvigorated” WHO.

Source: bd News24 March 12, 2017 13:58 UTC