100 strides @ 100 days

Overview

The WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Saima Wazed, assumed office on 1 February 2024. Within 100 days, Ms Wazed has rolled out a defining vision to chart the public health progress in Member States and ensure the health and well-being of the more than 2 billion people of the Region.

In line with Ms Wazed’s priorities, these 100 days of her leadership have been punctuated by a series of collaborative successes on the ground, made possible by the WHO Regional Office through the dedicated and meticulous efforts led by Member States and supported by a range of partners – development and UN partners, academia, and implementation partners including civil society and communities. These 100-odd successes achieved in the first 100 days of the Regional Director’s tenure, listed alphabetically by the Member States of the Region, will steer the course of every endeavour and initiative by the Regional Office over the next five years.