{
  "id": 13754609,
  "title": "Selecting the Next WHO Director-General: Learning from Predecessors (Part I)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/10/selecting-the-next-who-director-general-learning-from-predecessors",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-10T13:15:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Health Policy Watch",
    "slug": "health-policy-watch",
    "url": "https://healthpolicy-watch.news/selecting-the-next-who-director-general-learning-from-predecessors-part-i/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The World Health Assembly chooses a new chief for the World Health Organization in May 2027. Before judging the candidates, assess the predecessors. Eight people have held the post over 78 years. Their varied track record offers pointers for selecting the future incumbent. Every five years, WHO rediscovers that its Director-Generalship is a political office […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}