Health Minister takes charge as chairman of WHO Executive Board
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23rd May, 2020
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- Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan took over as the chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board.
- The Executive Board is composed of 34 individuals technically qualified in the field of health, each one designated by a Member State elected to do so by the World Health Assembly.
- Member States are elected for three-year terms.
- The Board meets at least twice a year; the main meeting is normally in January, with a second shorter meeting in May, immediately after the Health Assembly.
- The main functions of the Executive Board are to give effect to the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly, to advise it and generally to facilitate its work.
