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U.N.-Health-y Choices?

October 14, 2026 by Rick Lesaar

Ten years ago, I wrote an article titled The Next UN Secretary General will have Little/No Background in Health, looking at the resumes of the dozen leading candidates to fill that office. Today, the UN is in the midst of selecting a new Secretary-General to succeed António Guterres on January 1st, 2027, less than three months from now, and the situation, unfortunately, is exactly the same. Whoever succeeds Mr. Guterres will have no meaningful experience in global health.

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The Next UN Secretary General will have Little/No Background in Health

August 04, 2016 by Rick Lesaar

Like all of his or her predecessors, the next Secretary General of the UN will have little to no significant experience in global health. Is this a problem or a missed opportunity? 

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August 04, 2016 /Rick Lesaar
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