Dr Sania Nishter Best Candidate For DG WHO: Tarar

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 24th Jan, 2017 ) :Minister for National Health Services Saira Afzal Tarar has said that for the position of Global Chief of World Health Organization (WHO), Dr.Sania Nishter was the best candidate.

According to a message received here from Geneva, Saira Afzal Tarar was speaking in the run up to first round of elections to the position of Global Chief of World Health Organization, at a campaign event organized by Pakistan mission in Geneva to vote for Pakistan's candidate Dr.Sania Nishter based purely on her merits.

She said Dr Sania Nishter was the most technically qualified candidate being an eminent Public Health Specialist of international standing. Saira Afzal Tarar said that Dr Nishter had served on various UN and WHO bodies and had the insight in to how reform can be effected to revamp the organization.

In these times where the world is hit by refugee crisis in several parts and major public health challenges, only a top public health leader can make WHO more responsive to public health events of concern, she added.

It is pertinent to mention here that the first round of voting is being held in Geneva where a 34 member WHO Executive board is voting to short list candidates from among the six. Pakistan has fielded its candidate besides five other countries for the prestigious position.

A recent pre poll survey has shown Pakistan leading in the race by a wide margin. The short listed candidates would go in to second round of elections scheduled for May 2017 wherein the next DG or global head of WHO would be elected.