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Chan Faces Financing Challenges In Second Term As WHO Director-General
The expected re-appointment of Margaret Chan as the WHO's director-general "comes at a perilous moment for WHO," a Lancet editorial states. Although "WHO is in crisis" and "[r]escue is needed," the situation is not "a fair reflection of the director-general's performance," the editorial adds, noting several successes of her first term, including initiatives on women's and children's health and non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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