Saima Wazed best choice for WHO SEARO post

City Desk :
With a glowing endorsement over the nomination of Saima Wazed for WHO’s SEARO director and calling her the best fit for the rank, Dr. Amit Chakrabarty, the president elect of American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin, ruled out a wave of clamour raised centering the nomination calling it “disinformation, lack of substance and suffers from bias”.

“It is quite clear that some sort of concerns raised by a section over her nomination clearly lacks substance, suffers from bias and should be rejected outright” added the renowned physician in a testimonial for Saima.

Moreover, Amit, who is chairman of Poplar Bluff Urology, also observed that “she is the best choice for the top WHO position in SEA region while her tenure, if elected, would surely help WHO transform more lives and help augment the exemplary humanitarian service that WHO has been performing over the years across the world”.

Likening these “campaign” over the nomination to “disinformation” , he pointed out “Imposition of some criteria seems imaginary what makes the campaign ring hollow”.

Stressing on the need for addressing challenges of mental health, he added “in the wake of the pandemic, addressing mental health issues marked a steady rise with an estimated 300 million individuals globally have a neurodevelopment disorder, surely a menace that she put on spotlight.”

“It is understandable her relentless work on the field of public and mental health, which had long been ignored on global platforms, clearly opened up a new path before a number of nations including the Southeast Asian nations, much to the relief to those who were suffering from this menace”, added Amit, who also heads ApShiNi an Non-Profit organisation for international philanthropic activities and community service.

“A heap of glowing endorsement to her work, as already testified by WHO and other such bodies, stands as a strong pointer and serves justification on part of the youngest nation in south Asia to endorse her nomination for the post”, he added.