Dr. Margaret Chan has been the Director-General of the World Health Organization since being appointed in 2006. Dr. Chan was born in China and educated in Canada. She joined Hong Kong's Department of Health in the late 1970s and later served as their director for nearly 10 years before joining the World Health Organization in 2003.Official Site: Dr Margaret Chan: Biography
On April 25, 2009, Dr. Chan told reporters that the swine flu "situation is evolving quickly" and could have the potential to become a pandemic.
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Born in China
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Began working with the Hong Kong Department of Health in 1978Official Site: Dr Margaret Chan: Biography
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Joined the World Health Organization in 2003 as the Director of the Department for Protection of the Human EnvironmentOfficial Site: Dr Margaret Chan: Biography
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Became Director of Communicable Diseases Surveillance and Response and Representative of the Director-General for Pandemic Flu in June 2005Official Site: Dr Margaret Chan: Biography
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Named Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases in September 2005Official Site: Dr Margaret Chan: Biography
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Appointed as Director-General of the World Health Organization on November 9, 2006Official Site: Dr Margaret Chan: Biography
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Credited with managing the outbreaks of the bird flu and SARSOfficial Site: Dr Margaret Chan: Biography
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Drew criticism for ordering the slaughter over a million chickens in order to avert the spread of the avian influenzaLondon Free Press: Possible WHO head is Western grad (October 13, 2006)
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