Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari of Oman has been elected the new Regional Director of World Health Organization's Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (WHO-EMRO) for the next five years.

The election process took place at a special session of the organization in Geneva that was chaired by Pakistan's Health Minister Saira Afzal Tarar.

Seven regional countries, including Oman, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq participated in the process.