{
  "id": 9377305,
  "title": "EXCLUSIVE: Spain to Nominate María Neira as Candidate for WHO Director-General",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/exclusive-spain-to-nominate-maria-neira-as-candidate-for-who-director",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-23T15:54:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Health Policy Watch",
    "slug": "health-policy-watch",
    "url": "https://healthpolicy-watch.news/spain-to-nominate-maria-neira/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Spain has officially submitted Dr María Neira’s nomination for the WHO Director-General election ahead of Thursday’s statutory deadline, sources close to the matter told Health Policy Watch. The submission expands the candidate pool by introducing a focus on primary prevention and climate-related health risks to the race. Before Neira’s nomination, a coalition representing over 100 […]",
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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."
}