Question

The only Indian woman who became President of the World Health Organization so far is :
1. Smt. Kamala Devi Chatto padhyaya
2. Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur
3. Smt. Vijayalakshmi Pandit
4. Dr. Sushila Nayar
5.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur

The correct answer is Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur.

• Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur is the only Indian woman to have served as President of the World Health Organization.
• Rajkumari Bibiji Amrit Kaur was a politician and activist from India.
• She was named the first Health Minister of India in 1947, after a long engagement with the Indian independence movement, and served in that position until 1957.

• The World Health Organization (WHO) is a United Nations specialized organization in charge of international public health.
• The WHO's major goal is "the attainment of the highest attainable degree of health by all peoples," according to its constitution.
• It has six regional offices and 150 field offices around the world, with its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
• The German Democratic Republic's headquarters as seen on a stamp issued in 1966. The World Health Organization (WHO) was founded on April 7, 1948.