Union Minister Harsh Vardhan To Take Charge As Chairman of WHO Executive Board
- The Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Harsh Vardhan, will take charge as the Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board on May 22, 2020, at the Executive Board meeting of WHO.
- Mr Vardhan would succeed Dr Hiroki Nakatani of Japan as the Chairman of the 34-member WHO Executive Board.
- The chairman’s post is held by rotation for one year among regional groups.