Africa to question candidates for WHO's top job
Health and finance ministers from 54 countries will put their priorities to the six contenders in Addis Ababa on 23 November.
Addis Ababa — African ministers will question the six candidates to lead the World Health Organization at a meeting in Addis Ababa on 23 November, the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has announced.
Ministers of health and finance from the continent's 54 countries are due to take part. The session will be held during the Conference on Public Health in Africa.
Each candidate will be asked to present a vision and to respond to Africa's priorities, which the agency groups under what it calls the Africa Health Security and Sovereignty agenda.
"Africa cannot continue to be a spectator when global health leaders are chosen," the agency said.
Who is behind it
The dialogue is backed by South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his role as the African Union's champion on the issue, and by the chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf.
The announcement does not name the six candidates or give the timetable for the election.
This report is based on a statement by Africa CDC, published by AllAfrica.
