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New Rules Eyed For Election Of WHO Director General

By Intellectual Property Watch

With the World Health Organization director general?s term of office ending next year, WHO members today set up a drafting group to try to reconcile divergent views on the process leading to the election. Some countries are in favour of a principle of geographical rotation - citing over 60 years of no regional representation, while some other countries claimed more important selection criteria such as expertise and experience, and could endanger the organisation?s future.

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Full post as published by Intellectual Property Watch on January 18, 2011 (boomark / email).