{
  "id": 3066139,
  "title": "Saudi Arabia nominates Dr. Hanan Balkhy for World Health Organization Director General",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/saudi-arabia-nominates-dr-hanan-balkhy-for-world-health-organization",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-24T16:00:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Saudi Gazette",
    "slug": "saudi-gazette",
    "url": "https://saudigazette.com.sa/article/664020/saudi-arabia/saudi-arabia-nominates-dr-hanan-balkhy-for-world-health-organization-director-general"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has announced the nomination of Dr. Hanan Hassan Balkhy for the position of Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the 2027–2032 term. Dr. Balkhy has extensive scientific and leadership experience in public health, infectious diseases, infection prevention and control, health security, health systems and international health. She has substantial…",
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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."
}