 "Harsh Vardhan")
Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, who is at the forefront of India's battle against coronavirus (Covid-19), is set to take charge as the chairman of the WHO Executive Board on May 22, officials said on Tuesday.
Vardhan would succeed Dr Hiroki Nakatani of Japan, currently the Chairman of the 34-member WHO Executive Board.
The proposal to appoint India's nominee to the executive board was signed by the 194-nation World Health Assembly on Tuesday, officials said on condition of anonymity.
His taking over the post seems to be a formality after the decision that he will be India's nominee as the
