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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who has been elected as the chairman of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Executive Board?
A
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
B
Ghulam Nabi Azad
C
Jagat Prakash Nadda
D
Harsh Vardhan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of WHO, elected by a vote of Member States at the World Health Assembly on 23 May 2017 and re-elected for a second 5-year term on 24 May 2022.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was re-elected and officially began his second term on 16 August 2022.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dr Roderico H Ofrin is the WHO Representative to India. The WHO Country Office for India is headquartered in Delhi with country-wide presence. The WHO Country Office for India’s areas of work are enshrined in its Country Cooperation Strategy (CCS) 2019-2023.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms.

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