Five Candidates Enter Race to Lead World Health Organization Amid U.S. Funding Crisis

By Helen Branswell · STAT News · 2026-09-25

STAT News reports that the nomination period for the next World Health Organization director-general has closed with at least five officials vying for the post. The incoming leader will inherit a volatile agency struggling to manage a massive financial shortfall following the wit

STAT News reports that the nomination period for the next World Health Organization director-general has closed with at least five officials vying for the post. The incoming leader will inherit a volatile agency struggling to manage a massive financial shortfall following the wit