Lee Jong-wook | |
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| Director-General of World Health Organization | |
| In office 2003–2006 | |
| Preceded by | Gro Harlem Brundtland |
| Succeeded by | Anders Nordström |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 April 1945 Seoul, South Korea |
| Died | May 22, 2006 Geneva, Switzerland |
Lee Jong-wook (12 April 1945 – 22 May 2006) was the Director-General of the World Health Organization for three years. He was born in Seoul, South Korea and died in Geneva, Switzerland.
He obtained a medical degree from Seoul National University, then enrolled at the University of Hawaii to study public health, earning a Master's degree. Lee joined WHO in 1983, working on a variety of projects including the Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunizations and Stop TB. He began his term as Director-General of WHO on 21 July 2003, having been elected two months before. He was the first Korean to lead an international agency. He died on 22 May 2006 following surgery for a blood clot on his brain. He was posthumously awarded the Hibiscus Cordon (Grand Cross) of the Order of Civil Merit by the South Korean government.
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External links
- WHO statement on the death of Lee Jong-wook
- WHO Biography of Lee Jong-wook
- New WHO Head: official UN Chronicle on-line
- Article describing the circumstances of his death and WHO legacy
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