Who is elected as the Chairman of WHO's Executive Board in 2020?

Correct option is A

The correct answer is (a) Dr. Harsh Vardhan

Explanation:

• India's then Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Harsh Vardhan, was elected as the Chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board in May 2020.
• He succeeded Dr. Hiroki Nakatani of Japan in this leadership role.

Information Booster:

• The Executive Board of WHO is composed of 34 individuals technically qualified in the field of health.
• The main functions of the Board are to give effect to the decisions and policies of the World Health Assembly, to advise it, and generally to facilitate its work.

Additional Knowledge:

Dr. Naresh Trehan (Option b)

• He is a renowned Indian cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgeon, not associated with the WHO Executive Board chairmanship.

Dr. Volda Lawrence (Option c)

• She is a politician from Guyana and was not the chairman in 2020.

Dr. Patrick Amoth (Option d)

• He is a Kenyan doctor who was elected as the Chairman of the WHO Executive Board in 2021, succeeding Dr. Harsh Vardhan.

None of the above/More than one of the above (Option e)

• Incorrect, as Dr. Harsh Vardhan is the right answer.

So the correct answer is (a)