Maltese doctor receives WHO Rewards for Excellence

Lucianne Licari, a Maltese doctor working in the Cabinet of the World Health Organisation’s Regional Director for Europe, based in Copenhagen,  and a member of the executive management of the WHO Regional Office for Europe, has been awarded two WHO Rewards for Excellence. This prestigious annual reward celebrates excellence among the WHO staff members and was originally launched by the previous director-general, Dr Margaret Chan, on November 30, 2015. There are three categories of excellence rewards:
1. The Director General’s Reward, offered to individual staff members and teams. The DG also rewards Health Emergency Teams who have made an exceptional contribution to the organisation’s essential role in ensuring the world is better prepared for the challenges faced by disease outbreaks and other emergencies with health consequences; 
2. The Regional Director’s Reward, offered to individual staff members of teams who have made exceptional contributions to their respective regional/country offices; and
3. The Deputy Director-General’s Reward, offered to individual staff members or teams who have made exceptional contributions to the headquarters. Dr Licari was nominated for, and...