María Neira: Planetary Health Pioneer, Geneva Veteran, Civil Society Candidate - And A Realist In A Changing Climate?
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He aspires to lead the WHO with a candidacy that the government activated at the last minute after weeks in which the name of Mónica García sounded. The Asturian physician presents herself as a bridge between Europe and Latin America. Read
Policy and Policy Lucia de Mingo Interview From the humanitarian missions to the offices of Geneva. The Spanish candidate to lead the World Health Organization (WHO), María Neira, aspires to succeed Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, whose second term will end in August 2027. And yes, Neira is the winner. After presenting her candidacy in extremis, the Asturian physician now expects, from her residence in Switzerland, the verdict to be announced in the…
María Neira: Planetary Health Pioneer, Geneva Veteran, Civil Society Candidate - And A Realist In A Changing Climate?
The nomination of Dr María Neira by Spain introduces a distinct leadership paradigm to the WHO Director-General race. As former director of WHO’s Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health (2005-2025) and a former Spanish vice minister of health, she enters the election as an internationally recognised authority on primary prevention and planetary health. Backed by a broad coalition of civil society groups and scientific networks, Neir…
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