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Who's Who At The World Health Organization HQ: An Interactive Organogram

Newsletter Edition #326 [GHF Plus: Global Health Policy Intelligence]

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Priti Patnaik
Jan 29, 2026
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Today we share the organogram of a restructured World Health Organization through an interactive chart.

We hope you find this tool useful. My colleague Selina Noe has built this tool based on publicly available information. The tool enables you to view how the leadership at WHO has been restructured and who sits where at the headquarters in Geneva by using a lateral drop down menu.

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Illustration Credit: Amy Clarke, Chembe Collaborative

Who’s Who At The World Health Organization HQ: An Interactive Organogram

By Selina Noe

Priti Patnaik contributed to this project


According to WHO:

  • Number of positions abolished: 1282

  • Separations based on preventive measures: 1089

  • Number of positions preserved: 600

  • Number of vacant positions: 1052

  • Number of WHO global staff: 7360 (By June 2026)

    Representing a 22% reduction compared with 1 January 2025 (9401)

  • Number of staff if all vacant positions are filled (By June 2026): 8412

    Representing an 11% reduction from the January 2025 level

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