The Director General of the World Health Organization is the chief executive officer of the World Health Organization (DGWHO), who is appointed by  and responsible to the World Health Assembly (WHA). The current Director-General is Tedros Adhanom, who was appointed on 1 July 2017. Selection process Candidates for Director-General can be proposed by member states, then nominated by the Executive Board and appointed by the World Health Assembly. The term of the DGWHO lasts for five years. Officeholders can be and have been appointed for multiple subsequent terms, such as Marcolino Gomes Candau who served for four consecutive terms. The DGWHO is typically appointed in May, when the WHA meets.
The director-general of the World Health Organization heads the World Health Organization and is appointed by , and responsible to the World Health Assembly (WHA). The current director-general is Tedros Adhanom, who was appointed on 1 July 2017. Selection process Candidates for director-general can be proposed by member states, then nominated by the Executive Board and appointed by the World Health Assembly. The term of the director-general lasts for five years. Officeholders can be and have been appointed for multiple subsequent terms, such as Marcolino Gomes Candau who served for four consecutive terms. The director-general is typically appointed in May, when the WHA meets.
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