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Danzon re-nominated as WHO Regional Director for Europe

Dr Marc Danzon, a French national, has been nominated as the WHO Regional Director for Europe and is due to start this — his second five-year term — on 1 February 2005.

His nomination was uncontested and will be submitted to the WHO Executive Board in January for confirmation.

Danzon said his priorities were to help the region's 52 Member States address public health issues, such as noncommunicable diseases and HIV/AIDS, as well as to provide policy-makers and health-care providers with reliable health information.