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Former Regional DirectorsDr Zsuzsanna Jakab (2023-2024)
Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab (2023-2024)
  • Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab has been Acting Regional Director for the Western Pacific since March 2023, after a period as Officer-in-Charge of the Western Pacific since August 2022. Dr Jakab will serve as Acting Regional Director until a new Regional Director takes office on 1 February 2024. The new Regional Director will be nominated by the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in October 2023 and appointed by the WHO Executive Board in January 2024. Dr Jakab has served as WHO Deputy Director-General since 2019 after serving as WHO Regional Director for Europe from 2010-2019.  She has held a number of high-profile national and international public health policy positions in the last 3 decades, including as the founding Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in Stockholm, Sweden. Between 2005 and 2010, Dr Jakab built the centre into an internationally respected centre of excellence in the fight against infectious diseases. Note: Title reflects the respective position of the subject at the time the photo was taken.Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab has been Acting Regional Director for the Western Pacific since March 2023, after a period as Officer-in-Charge of the Western Pacific since August 2022. Dr Jakab will serve as Acting Regional Director until a new Regional Director takes office on 1 February 2024. The new Regional Director will be nominated by the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in October 2023 and appointed by the WHO Executive Board in January 2024. Dr Jakab has served as WHO Deputy Director-General since 2019 after serving as WHO Regional Director for Europe from 2010-2019.  She has held a number of high-profile national and international public health policy positions in the last 3 decades, including as the founding Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control in Stockholm, Sweden. Between 2005 and 2010, Dr Jakab built the centre into an internationally respected centre of excellence in the fight against infectious diseases. Note: Title reflects the respective position of the subject at the time the photo was taken.
  • In recognition of their contributions to the work of the Organization, staff members in the Region commemorating significant years of service were honoured by the acting Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab during the Regional Staff Awards 2023.  Performance Awards were also presented to individuals and teams that have displayed outstanding performance in 2022. Note: Title reflects the respective position of the subject at the time the photo was taken. Caption was not provided by the photographer, therefore, a generic caption has been applied to this image. Sharing photos of private, internal events with staff is for personal use only. Photos should not be made public on social media or published elsewhere without permission from the subject/s in the photos.In recognition of their contributions to the work of the Organization, staff members in the Region commemorating significant years of service were honoured by the acting Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab during the Regional Staff Awards 2023.  Performance Awards were also presented to individuals and teams that have displayed outstanding performance in 2022. Note: Title reflects the respective position of the subject at the time the photo was taken. Caption was not provided by the photographer, therefore, a generic caption has been applied to this image. Sharing photos of private, internal events with staff is for personal use only. Photos should not be made public on social media or published elsewhere without permission from the subject/s in the photos.
  • Acting Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab (right) speaks during the appointment of Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala as the new WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific (as of 1 February 2024) during the 154th session of the WHO Executive Board at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.    Read more:  https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news/item/23-01-2024-dr-saia-ma-u-piukala-appointed-who-regional-director-for-the-western-pacific https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/executive-board/executive-board-154th-session Note: Title reflects the respective position of the subject at the time the photo was taken.Acting Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Zsuzsanna Jakab (right) speaks during the appointment of Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala as the new WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific (as of 1 February 2024) during the 154th session of the WHO Executive Board at WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.    Read more:  https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news/item/23-01-2024-dr-saia-ma-u-piukala-appointed-who-regional-director-for-the-western-pacific https://www.who.int/about/accountability/governance/executive-board/executive-board-154th-session Note: Title reflects the respective position of the subject at the time the photo was taken.

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