{
  "id": 28134,
  "title": "EXCLUSIVE: WHO Regional Directors Running for Director-General Must Take Leave for Campaign",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/28/exclusive-who-regional-directors-running-for-director-general-must",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-07-28T16:55:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Health Policy Watch",
    "slug": "health-policy-watch",
    "url": "https://healthpolicy-watch.news/who-regional-director-loophole/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In a first, WHO Regional Directors must take a leave of absence to run for the top job, the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed to Health Policy Watch on Monday. This sweeping election reform closes a crucial loophole in the ongoing Director-General election process, aiming to curb shadow campaigns just as the first candidates officially […]",
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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."
}