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World Health Organization (WHO) Envoy, Dr Kazem Behbehani, today offered his congratulations and support to Margaret Chan as the next WHO Director-General.

He also thanked the host countries he has visited in the run up to the Director-General election.

“I am very grateful to all the countries I have visited for their hospitality and support. I have had the rewarding experience of seeing firsthand many of the different health problems that exist in our member states. I now have a revised and more real perspective of the state of global health.

“Thank you to everyone who has supported me and worked with me during my travels.”

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About Dr Kazem Behbehani

Dr Kazem Behbehani, PhD (London), FRCPath (UK), of Kuwait, joined the World Health Organization's (WHO) Geneva headquarters in 1990. He became WHO Assistant Director-General for External Relations & Governing Bodies in 2003 and in 2005 became the WHO Envoy. He co-chairs Harvard University's scientific advisory board for the environment and public health.

Dr Kazem Behbehani in front of Lake Geneva

He joined WHO’s HIV/AIDS programme, was appointed programme manager in the Tropical Disease Research Division, and subsequently became Director of the Control of Tropical Diseases Division and Eastern Mediterranean Liaison Office in Geneva.

Before joining WHO, Dr Behbehani was Professor of Immunology at the Faculty of Medicine of Kuwait University, and held the posts of: Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science, Vice Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Medicine, Vice President for Research of Kuwait University and a member of the University Council. He became a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School.

Members of the European Parliament

Dr Behbehani is actively involved in environmental and health issues, health management, application of information technology to health (eHealth), and development of interactive educational materials for public, professional and medical use (eLearning). He has written more than 100 scientific publications and a book on science and technology.

Dr Behbehani will be speaking at the Financial Times Global Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology Conference in London on 18-19 September about: ‘Developing world health – a question of need and greed?’