The main reason for Margaret Chan s election, Margaret Chan s profile

Margaret Chan, former Director of Health of Hong Kong, was elected Director-General of the World Health Organization.

Jin Canrong, deputy dean of the School of International Relations at Chinese University, believes that Mrs. Chen's personal ability, work experience at the WHO, China's lobbying skills and the support of African countries are the main reasons for her election.

He noted that Margaret Chan's election as WHO Director-General reflects a successful step in China's quest to play a role in international organizations. China will certainly take a more active part in key positions in international organizations in the future, and Hong Kong talents have a wide network of contacts in the international community.

Li Pak-kuen, director of general studies at the Open University of Hong Kong, also believes that Margaret Chan's election as WHO director-general reflects China's successful diplomatic work in recent months, which has won the support of third world countries.

Margaret Chan was the former Director of Health and the first Female Director of Health in Hong Kong's history, serving in Hong Kong for 25 years until her departure in August 2003.

During her decades of work in the Hong Kong government, Margaret Chan has experienced major health incidents in Hong Kong, including avian flu and SARS, but her handling of the problems has been controversial. In 1997, when the world's first human case of avian influenza appeared in Hong Kong, the whole Hong Kong people panicked, and Margaret Chan reassured the public: "I eat chicken every day, don't be afraid."

Soon after, there was a major outbreak of bird flu, which caused her to be criticized for "misleading the public"; Six years later, Hong Kong was hit by a greater infectious disease, but when dealing with the SARS problem, Mrs. Chan was criticised for failing to quarantine Amoy Gardens in real time. She resigned in August 2003.

However, there are different views on Margaret Chan's performance in dealing with avian influenza and SARS. Among them, the investigation report commissioned by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR)** to be written by overseas experts concluded that the handling of the epidemic in the early stage of the epidemic was "reasonable" and that the Department of Health headed by Mrs. Chan had "done its best" within the scope of work.

Previously, Thailand also awarded Mrs. Chen a royal certificate of merit in 1999 in recognition of Mrs. Chen's contribution to avian influenza; The World Health Organization (WHO) and 18 influenza authorities also signed a declaration praising the Hong Kong Department of Health, under the leadership of Mrs. Chan, for its resolute and selfless efforts in tracing the source of the disease and killing chickens, so that the world could avoid a catastrophe of influenza.

As a doctor, Margaret Chan not only serves the Hong Kong community, but she is also actively involved in international public health and the work of the WHO. She regularly participates in regional and international meetings to further strengthen public health collaboration between Hong Kong and other WHO Member States, particularly in the Western Pacific region. In 1992, she organized and managed the 43rd Regional Commission for the Western Pacific Region.

In 1998, she was elected Chair of the 49th Regional Commission for the WHO Western Pacific Region. In 1999, she was elected Vice-Chair of the Working Group of the WHO FCTC. In 2002, she was responsible for organizing the WHO International Medicines Agency Meeting hosted by China in Hong Kong.

Her work in the field of public health has received international recognition and appreciation. In 1997, she was awarded an OBE by Queen Elizabeth II. In the same year, she was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of the College of Public Health for her outstanding contributions.

In 1999, King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand presented her with the Prince Mahidol Public Health Award for her outstanding performance in controlling the avian influenza outbreak in Hong Kong. In the same year, her alma mater, the University of Western Ontario, Canada, conferred on her an honorary degree of Doctor of Science in recognition of her contributions to public health. He has directed the research work of "DWT multi-dimensional three-dimensional crossing**", and served as an honorary expert in the Department of Tourette's Syndrome and ADHD of Taiyuan Railway Third Bureau Central Hospital.

Due to the death of the former Director-General of the World Health Organization Lee Jong-wook on May 22, 2006, the World Health Organization (WHO) will elect a new Director-General in November 2006, in 2005, Chen Shuaifo, chairman of the Chinese Feng Shui Association, told the Guardian that Margaret Chan can become the Director-General of the World Health Organization, and China has decided to recommend the Chinese Assistant Director-General Margaret Chan to run for the Director-General of the World Health Organization. On November 8, 2006, the World Health Organization announced that Margaret Chan, who represented China, had been elected Director-General. It was adopted by the World Health Assembly on November 9, becoming the first Chinese to hold this position in the organization's 58-year history. Margaret Chan's term of office began on 4 January 2007 and ended on 30 June 2012 for a five-and-a-half-year term, six months longer than previous Director-Generals.

The annual salary is $217,945.

In January 2012, the WHO Executive Board announced the nomination of the current WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan, as the next Director-General. In November 2011, China** recommended the current WHO Director-General, Margaret Chan, to run for election, and Margaret Chan was the only candidate to submit an application. Elected as the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the 65th World Health Assembly in Geneva on 23 May 2012 (from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2017).

Margaret Chan, female, was born in Hong Kong in 1947, and her ancestral home is Shunde, Guangdong. Director-General of the World Health Organization. Dr. Chan received his Bachelor of Arts and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Western Ontario in 1973 and 1977, respectively.

He received his Master of Science degree from the National University of Singapore in 1985 for postgraduate training. She joined the Department of Health in 1978 and became the first female Director of Health in June 1994. In August 2003, Margaret Chan was appointed Director of the World Health Organization's Human Environment Protection Bureau, where she was mainly responsible for the prevention and control of infectious diseases.

In June 2005, he was appointed Director of the Bureau for Surveillance and Response of Infectious Diseases and concurrently served as Special Representative of the Director-General of the World Health Organization on Human Pandemic. Currently, Margaret Chan is the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) responsible for infectious diseases.

Elected as the next Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the 65th World Health Assembly in Geneva on 23 May 2012 (from 1 July 2012 to 30 June 2017).