W.H.O Chairman Is Dr. Harsh Wardhan Goyal ??
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Union health minister Harsh Vardhan, who is at the forefront of India's battle against Covid-19, is set to take charge as the chairman of the WHO Executive Board on May 22, officials said on Tuesday.
Vardhan would succeed Dr Hiroki Nakatani of Japan, currently the Chairman of the 34-member WHO Executive Board.
The proposal to appoint India's nominee to the executive board was signed by the 194-nation World Health Assembly on Tuesday, officials said on condition of anonymity.
His taking over the post seems to be a formality after the decision that he will be India's nominee as the WHO's South-East Asia group had unanimously decided last year that India would be elected to the executive board for a three-year-term beginning May.
❥ Question :
ᴡ.ʜ.ᴏ ᴄʜᴀɪʀᴍᴀɴ ɪꜱ ᴅʀ. ʜᴀʀꜱʜ ᴡᴀʀᴅʜᴀɴ ɢᴏʏᴀʟ ?
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ᴅʀ ʜᴀʀꜱʜ ᴠᴀʀᴅʜᴀɴ, ᴍɪɴɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ᴡᴇʟꜰᴀʀᴇ, ɪɴᴅɪᴀ, ᴡᴀꜱ ᴛᴏᴅᴀʏ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ ᴏꜰ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ’ꜱ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ.
“ɪ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴅᴇᴇᴘʟʏ ʜᴏɴᴏʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜꜱᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀɪᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜ. ɪɴᴅɪᴀ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏᴍᴇɴ, ᴛᴏᴏ, ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴘʀɪᴠɪʟᴇɢᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ʜᴏɴᴏʀ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ʙᴇꜱᴛᴏᴡᴇᴅ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴜꜱ. ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀʟɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴠɪꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏʀɢᴀɴɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴛᴏ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴄᴀᴘᴀᴄɪᴛʏ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ ᴏᴜʀ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʙᴜɪʟᴅ ᴀ ʜᴇʀᴏɪᴄ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀꜱʜɪᴘ,” ᴅʀ ʜᴀʀꜱʜ ᴠᴀʀᴅʜᴀɴ ꜱᴀɪᴅ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇꜱꜱɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ 147ᴛʜ ᴡʜᴏ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛꜱ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴡᴀꜱ ʜᴇʟᴅ ᴠɪʀᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ.
ᴡʜᴏ ɪꜱ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅɪɴɢ ʟᴇᴀᴅᴇʀꜱʜɪᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴛɪʀᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴘʜᴇʀᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ, ᴇɴɢᴀɢɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀꜱ ꜰᴏʀ ᴊᴏɪɴᴛ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ, ꜱʜᴀᴘɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴇᴀʀᴄʜ ᴀɢᴇɴᴅᴀ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴛɪᴍᴜʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜱꜱᴇᴍɪɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴀʙʟᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡʟᴇᴅɢᴇ. ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴀᴛᴀʟʏᴢᴇ ꜰᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ, ʜᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ.
ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ɪꜱ ᴄᴇɴᴛʀᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ᴇɴʜᴀɴᴄɪɴɢ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴄᴀᴘᴀʙɪʟɪᴛɪᴇꜱ. ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛɪɴɢ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏʀᴇ ᴘʜɪʟᴏꜱᴏᴘʜʏ ᴏꜰ ᴏᴜʀ ᴄʟᴏꜱᴇ ᴀʟʟɪᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ, ᴅʀ ʜᴀʀꜱʜ ᴠᴀʀᴅʜᴀɴ ꜱᴀɪᴅ.
“ɪ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ꜰᴇᴡ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏɴᴏʀꜱ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ! ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ʜᴏɴᴏᴜʀ, ɪ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴇᴘ ꜱᴇɴꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ʀᴇꜱᴘᴏɴꜱɪʙɪʟɪᴛʏ. ɪ ᴍᴀʏ ɴᴏᴛ ɢᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ɪ ᴄᴀɴ ꜱᴜʀᴇʟʏ ᴛʀʏ. ᴀɴᴅ, ɪ ᴘʀᴏᴍɪꜱᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀʏ ᴍʏ ʙᴇꜱᴛ, “ ʜᴇ ꜱᴀɪᴅ.
ᴄᴏɴɢʀᴀᴛᴜʟᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪᴍ, ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴡʜᴏ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ-ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ᴀꜱɪᴀ ᴅʀ ᴘᴏᴏɴᴀᴍ ᴋʜᴇᴛʀᴀᴘᴀʟ ꜱɪɴɢʜ ꜱᴀɪᴅ, “ᴅʀ ʜᴀʀꜱʜ ᴠᴀʀᴅʜᴀɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀꜱꜱᴜᴍᴇᴅ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴘᴏꜱᴛ ᴀᴛ ᴀ ᴠᴇʀʏ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢɪɴɢ ᴛɪᴍᴇ. ɪ ᴡɪꜱʜ ʜɪᴍ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ɪɴ ꜱᴛᴇᴇʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇꜱꜱᴇꜱ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪɴɢ ᴘᴀɴᴅᴇᴍɪᴄ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ɪꜱꜱᴜᴇꜱ.”
“ᴅʀ ʜᴀʀꜱʜ ᴠᴀʀᴅʜᴀɴ ʜᴀꜱ ᴀ ʀɪᴄʜ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪᴄ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ. ʜᴇ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘɪᴏɴᴇᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ’ꜱ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱꜰᴜʟ ᴘᴜʟꜱᴇ ᴘᴏʟɪᴏ ᴘʀᴏɢʀᴀᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀꜱ ʙᴇᴇɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰᴏʀᴇꜰʀᴏɴᴛ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ꜰɪɢʜᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴛᴏʙᴀᴄᴄᴏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɪꜱꜱᴜᴇꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴄᴀɴ ɴᴏᴡ ɢᴀɪɴ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ʜɪꜱ ᴇxᴘᴇʀᴛɪꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇxᴘᴇʀɪᴇɴᴄᴇ,” ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ꜱᴀɪᴅ.
ᴡʜᴏ’ꜱ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʀɪꜱᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ 34 ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ-ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴛᴇʀᴍꜱ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ɪꜱ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ɪᴛꜱ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ᴏɴ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ɴᴏᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱɪx ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴꜱ, ʙʏ ʀᴏᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.
ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ 72ɴᴅ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪᴛᴛᴇᴇ ꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴡʜᴏ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ-ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ᴀꜱɪᴀ ɪɴ ꜱᴇᴘᴛᴇᴍʙᴇʀ 2019, ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ꜱᴛᴀᴛᴇꜱ ʜᴀᴅ ɴᴏᴍɪɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴅɪᴀ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ꜱʀɪ ʟᴀɴᴋᴀ ᴡʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴇʀᴍ ᴇxᴘɪʀᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴀʏ 2020 ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟꜱᴏ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴅ 147ᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ 148ᴛʜ ꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴀꜱ ᴄʜᴀɪʀᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀɪᴇꜱ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜᴏ ꜱᴏᴜᴛʜ-ᴇᴀꜱᴛ ᴀꜱɪᴀ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴀɴɢʟᴀᴅᴇꜱʜ (2019-2022) ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴅᴏɴᴇꜱɪᴀ (2018-2021).
ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀɪɴ ꜰᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪᴍᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴇᴄɪꜱɪᴏɴꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴏʟɪᴄɪᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀꜱꜱᴇᴍʙʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀᴅᴠɪꜱᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀᴄɪʟɪᴛᴀᴛᴇ ɪᴛꜱ ᴡᴏʀᴋ.
ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴɴᴜᴀʟ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ɪꜱ ʜᴇʟᴅ ɪɴ ᴊᴀɴᴜᴀʀʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀꜱ ᴀɢʀᴇᴇ ᴜᴘᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɢᴇɴᴅᴀ ꜰᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀꜱꜱᴇᴍʙʟʏ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴꜱɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀꜱꜱᴇᴍʙʟʏ. ᴀ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛᴇʀ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴘʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪɴ ᴍᴀʏ, ᴀꜱ ᴀ ꜰᴏʟʟᴏᴡ-ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴀꜱꜱᴇᴍʙʟʏ.
ᴅʀ ʜᴀʀꜱʜ ᴠᴀʀᴅʜᴀɴ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴛᴏᴏᴋ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴅʀ ʜɪʀᴏᴋɪ ɴᴀᴋᴀᴛᴀɴɪ ᴏꜰ ᴊᴀᴘᴀɴ, ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ ᴛʜᴇ 148ᴛʜ ꜱᴇꜱꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ɪɴ ᴊᴀɴᴜᴀʀʏ 2021. ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴍᴇᴇᴛɪɴɢ ɪɴ ᴍᴀʏ 2021, ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ʜᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇxᴛ ᴄʜᴀɪʀ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏ ʀᴇɢɪᴏɴ. ʜᴏᴡᴇᴠᴇʀ, ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴍᴇᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴇᴄᴜᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅ ᴛɪʟʟ 2023.