Marcolino Gomes Candau

Marcolino Gomes Candau
Candau in 1972
2nd Director-General of the World Health Organization
In office
1953–1973
Secretary GeneralDag Hammarskjöld (1953–1961)
U Thant (1961–1971)
Kurt Waldheim (1972–1981)
Preceded byBrock Chisholm
Succeeded byHalfdan T. Mahler
Personal details
Born(1911-05-30)30 May 1911
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died23 January 1983(1983-01-23) (aged 71)
Geneva, Switzerland
Alma materRio de Janeiro State University, Johns Hopkins University

Marcolino Gomes Candau (30 May 1911 – 23 January 1983) was a Brazilian doctor who served as director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1953 to 1973.[1]

He did doctorate and other courses such as MPH, and FRCP before served at WHO.

  1. ^ "Former Directors-General". WHO. 29 December 2020. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.