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Saima Wazed (Bengali: সায়মা ওয়াজেদ; born 9 December 1972), [1] also known as Putul (Bengali: পুতুল), is the daughter of Bangladesh's former prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. [2] She is serving as the South East Asian regional director for the World Health Organization since November 1, 2023. [3]
Jan 23, 2024 · Ms Saima Wazed was confirmed today as the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the South-East Asia by the WHO Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland.
Saima Wazed took office as WHO Regional Director for the South-East Asia Region on 1 February 2024 for a five-year term. In this role, Ms Wazed will direct international health work in 11 countries with a population of over 2 billion people.
Sep 27, 2022 · View Saima Wazed’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Public Health Advocacy & Policy Development · The first person to receive the World Health...
Feb 1, 2024 · Ms Saima Wazed today assumed charge as Regional Director for World Health Organization South-East Asia Region. Ms Wazed is the first from Bangladesh and the second woman to hold this office.
Nov 1, 2023 · Saima Wazed, Bangladesh’s candidate and daughter of the country’s Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, was nominated as the World Health Organisation’s regional director for South-East Asia on Wednesday. She won against Nepal’s candidate, Dr Shambhu Acharya, who has been working in the WHO director-general’s office since 2013.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Saima Wazed, daughter of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday assumed charge as regional director of World Health Organization's Southeast Asia region.
Nov 1, 2023 · Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, Saima Wazed, was on Wednesday nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region.
Sep 25, 2023 · Saima Wazed, a mental health advocate, is one of two candidates to be WHO director of south-east Asia, overseeing an annual budget of almost $500mn over two years for 2bn people in 11...
Nov 5, 2023 · Saima Wazed, born to a political family in Bangladesh, secured 8/10 votes to become the new WHO regional director for SE Asia. Despite media attention, criticism and allegations of nepotism,...
