Who will steer the World Health Organization through its next chapter? Explore Health Policy Watch’s daily series examining the platforms, records, and institutional hurdles facing each contender for WHO Director-General, continuing today with Budi Gunadi Sadikin. Access all candidate profiles on our dedicated election site. Indonesia’s nomination of its Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, for […] Continue reading ->
Speaking at a flagship World Health Summit panel global health officials and pharmaceutical executives urged governments to reframe pandemic preparedness as ‘biodefence’ – a core national security asset and not a discretionary health expenditure. BERLIN – That strategic pivot is becoming urgent as both global health and aid budgets shrink and multilateral diplomacy on pandemic […] Continue reading ->
At the Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit, ministers and officials from Greece to Jordan lined up to learn from the United Arab Emirates’ bet on genomes, wearables and artificial intelligence. Away from the main stage, the clinicians and engineers building these systems were more candid about consent, price and proof. ABU DHABI – Greece’s health […] Continue reading ->
Who will steer the World Health Organization through its next chapter? Explore Health Policy Watch’s daily series examining the platforms, records, and institutional hurdles facing each contender for WHO Director-General, continuing today with Dr Hans Kluge. Access all candidate profiles on our dedicated election site. Nominated by Belgium, Dr Hans H. Kluge enters the contest […] Continue reading ->
Who will steer the World Health Organization through its next chapter? Explore Health Policy Watch’s daily series examining the platforms, records, and institutional hurdles facing each contender for WHO Director-General, continuing today with Dr Hanan H. Balkhy. Access all candidate profiles on our dedicated election site. Saudi Arabia’s nomination of Dr Hanan H. Balkhy, an […] Continue reading ->
Maternal And Primary Health Leader, Beijing Veteran – And a Test Case for Post-US Multilateralism? The formal nomination of Dr Song Li expands the WHO Director-General race to seven candidates, following an initially guarded rollout by Beijing. Her bid introduces a physician-scientist and veteran administrator whose two decades at China’s National Health Commission (NHC) centred […] Continue reading ->
Who will steer the World Health Organization through its next chapter? Explore Health Policy Watch’s daily series examining the platforms, records, and institutional hurdles facing each contender for WHO Director-General, starting today with Hanan Al Kuwari. Access all candidate profiles on our dedicated election site. The State of Qatar has nominated former minister of public […] Continue reading ->
‘WHO’s Biggest Advocate, Most Candid Critic’ – And an Inside Reformer? Nominated by Belgium, Dr Hans H. Kluge enters the contest for WHO Director-General after a career spanning frontline missions to leading WHO’s 53-nation European region through COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine. Re-elected as regional director in 2024, the Belgian physician brings a quarter-century […] Continue reading ->
Hospital Executive, Health Minister, Diplomat – And Middle-Power Mediator? The State of Qatar has nominated former minister of public health Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari for Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). Entering a competitive contest alongside six other candidates as the WHO faces financial instability, workforce restructuring, and geopolitical fragmentation, her campaign positions […] Continue reading ->
Physicist, Banker, Reformer – And a Balance Sheet Expert for Global Health Crises? Indonesia’s nomination of its Health Minister, Budi Gunadi Sadikin, for Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) introduces an unconventional candidate to the race for the 2027-2032 term. Entering a field alongside medically credentialed contenders, Sadikin stands out as the sole nominee […] Continue reading ->