Zsuzsanna Jakab
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Zsuzsanna Jakab (Jakab Ferencné; born 17 May 1951) is a Hungarian public health expert who has been serving as Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2019. A native of Hungary, she has held a number of high-profile national and international public health policy positions in the last three decades.
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Zsuzsanna Jakab | |
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Deputy Director-General of the World Health Organization | |
Assumed office 7 March 2019 | |
Director-General | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus |
Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization | |
In office 2010–2019 | |
Preceded by | Marc Danzon |
Succeeded by | Hans Henri P. Kluge |
Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control | |
In office 2005–2010 | |
Succeeded by | Marc Sprenger |
Personal details | |
Born | (1951-05-17) 17 May 1951 (age 72) |
Nationality | Hungarian |
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Before being appointed Deputy-Director, Jakab was Director of the World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe in Copenhagen, Denmark. Before her election as Regional Director, Jakab served as the founding Director of the European Union's European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, Sweden between 2005 and 2010.