{
  "id": 18853027,
  "title": "Hong Kong’s Margaret Chan voted to lead World Health Organization in 2006 – SCMP archive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/08/hong-kongs-margaret-chan-voted-to-lead-world-health-organization-in-18853027",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-08T03:00:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3373379/hong-kongs-margaret-chan-voted-lead-world-health-organization-2006-scmp-archive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "This article was first published on November 9, 2006. Margaret Chan wins WHO race in coup for China, HK by Mary Ann Benitez Hong Kong’s former director of health Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun made history yesterday (November 8, 2006) when she was nominated World Health Organisation director-general in a resounding victory that saw her lead all the way in four rounds of voting. Dr Chan, 59, is…",
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  "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."
}