Jong-Wook Lee

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Jong-Wook Lee

Jong-Wook Lee (이종욱; 李鍾郁), of South Korea, is the Director-General of the World Health Organization. He received the post on July 21, 2003; having previously served as the organization's tuberculosis program head. He succeeded Gro Harlem Brundtland of Norway.

Quotes

"In a world marked by unacceptable health inequalities, we will emphasize those programs that benefit the poorest and most vulnerable communities." (Waddington 7-21-03)

External links

New WHO Head: official UN Chronicle on-line