Dr. Saima Wazed, the daughter of Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was selected as the regional director for South-East Asia by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday. Dr. Wazed secured the position, surpassing Nepal’s candidate, Dr. Shambhu Acharya, who has been working in the WHO director-general’s office since 2013. Dr. Wazed, a trained psychologist, has a notable background in the field of autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders. She has served as the chairperson of Bangladesh’s National Advisory Committee on Neurodevelopmental Disorders since 2012. Her official assumption of office is scheduled for February, with her nomination slated to be presented to the WHO executive board during a meeting in January. Notably, her predecessor, Dr. Poonam Khetrapal, was the first woman to hold this position and served for a decade, including two terms.
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