Dr. Naveen Thacker is a pediatrician, the current president of the Asia Pacific Pediatric Association, and chair of the Strategic Advisory Group on Immunization of the International Pediatric Association.
Next week's World Health Organization annual executive board meeting will provide a sense of the institution's approach to tackling major global health challenges in the next five years. From polio eradication to snakebites, here are five agenda items to watch out for.