Hiroshi Nakajima
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| In office 1953 – 1973 |
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| Preceded by | Halfdan T. Mahler |
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| Succeeded by | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
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| Born | 16 May 1928 |
Dr Hiroshi Nakajima (中島 弘熙, Nakajima Hiroshi), was born at Chiba City, Japan, on 16 May 1928. Dr Nakajima joined WHO in 1974 in the position of Scientist, Drug Evaluation and Monitoring. In 1976, he became Chief of the WHO Drug Policies and Management Unit. It was in this position that he played a key role in developing the concept of essential drugs, as Secretary of the first Expert Committee on the subject.
In 1978, the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific nominated and elected Dr Nakajima as Regional Director, an office he held for two consecutive terms until 1988, when he was elected Director-General of WHO. In 1993, Dr Nakajima was re-elected to a second term of office as Director-General. In 1997, Dr Nakajima announced that he was not seeking another re-election and that his term of office would end in July 1998.
| Preceded by Halfdan T. Mahler |
Director General of the World Health Organization 1988–1998 |
Succeeded by Gro Harlem Brundtland |
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