Saima Wazed Putul appointed as WHO regional director for Southeast Asia

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially appointed Saima Wazed Putul as the regional director for Southeast Asia for the next five years, starting from 1 February.

The newly appointed regional director will be eligible for reappointment once.

On 1 November 2023, the Regional Committee of WHO South-East Asia voted Saima Wazed as the next regional director in a closed meeting during its 76th session in New Delhi, India.

Earlier, Saima was nominated by the Government of Bangladesh for the post of regional director of WHO SEARO