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    WHO names new directors in ongoing restructure

    Several positions remain vacant and will be led by acting heads.

    By Jenny Lei Ravelo // 03 July 2025

    The World Health Organization has filled several key director positions in its new organizational chart, which shows some familiar names taking on new and expanded roles, while others are exiting the U.N. agency.

    The new directors were announced early this week in an internal memo, seen by Devex and first reported by Health Policy Watch.

    The announcement is part of WHO’s ongoing restructuring in response to significant donor funding cuts, notably from the United States. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in April he’s cutting down on his senior management and downsizing WHO departments from 76 to 34. In May, just before the 78th World Health Assembly, Tedros announced a smaller leadership team. WHO staff members have been anticipating the directors’ appointments since the annual gathering.

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      Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.

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