Lee Jong-wook

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In 2004, Lee was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early lifeEdit

Born on 12 April 1945 in Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Seoul, South Korea).

Lee received a Bachelors in Engineering from Hanyang University, followed by a medical degree at Seoul National University, and a Master of Medicine at the University of Hawaii in public health. He is the third son in a family of six children; he has three brothers and two sisters. Two of his brothers are professors.Template:Citation needed

Lee took care of leprosy patients in Anyang, South Korea when he was studying medicine. There were few medical facilities set up at the time and he worked in a volunteer capacity. He met and later married Kaburaki Reiko, a Japanese woman who visited Korea in order to volunteer in the country.<ref>Emperor of Vaccines Busan Ilbo (KOR) 24 May 2006 http://www.busanilbo.com/news2000/html/2006/0524/040020060524.103011 Template:Dead link</ref>

WHO careerEdit

He worked at the World Health Organization (WHO), at country, regional and headquarter levels for 23 years.<ref>In Memoriam Lee Jong-wook 24 May 2006 {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> His work in WHO started in 1983 when he worked with leprosy in Fiji. He started his work as an advisor on leprosy, and later also treated tuberculosis and promoted the vaccination of children against preventable diseases.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 1994, Lee moved to Geneva to work at WHO headquarters as chief in prevention and vaccines. In 1995, he was nicknamed Vaccine Czar according to Scientific American.<ref>옳다고 생각하면 행동하라 p. 200 written by Kwon Joon Wook</ref> Lee became official candidate for 6th director-generals of WHO.

1983–2006: Staff of WHO
1994–98: Director in Global Programme for Vaccines and Immunization, and Executive Secretary, Children's Vaccine Initiative
1998–99: Senior Policy Adviser to 5th General, Gro Harlem Brundtland
1999–2000: Special Representative of the Director-General
2003–2006: Director-General of WHO<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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He had said that global efforts to control the HIV/AIDS pandemic would be the right course that would give meaning to his tenure as director-general of the agency.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

The 3 by 5 policy, which was the basic idea of Lee, was largely criticized by many concerned people. International AIDS Society president Joep Lange, had a comment that the project was "totally unrealistic". Médecins sans Frontières, also expressed similar reservations toward Lee's plan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He visited 60 countries in the three years of his Generalship including Darfur, Sudan, sites of the Indian Ocean tsunami, Madagascar, Mauritius.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He was famed as a man of action during this time. His adventurous spirit led him to "experience more, see more, and do more," said his son Tadahiro.<ref>Official page of WHO ihttp://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2006/np12/en/index.html</ref>

Death and commemorationEdit

He died on 22 May 2006, in intensive care unit of Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland, following emergency surgery for a blood clot in the brain (a subdural hematoma).<ref name="auto">Template:Cite news</ref> He had been preparing for UN general meetings when he fell ill at a weekend luncheon.<ref>WHO chief Lee Jong-Wook dies suddenly Turkishpress.com 22 May 2006 (AFP) http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=124783</ref>

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He was posthumously awarded the Hibiscus Cordon (Grand Cross) of the Order of Civil Merit by the South Korean government. He was survived by Reiko Kaburaki Lee; the couple has one son, Tadahiro Lee.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Reiko continues to volunteer in Peru helping poor women and children.<ref>Mr.Lee's dowager, Reiko 故 이종욱 전 WHO총장 미망인 레이코 여사 13 November 2006 http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?no=483129&year=2006</ref>

Memorial awardEdit

The South Korean government officially announced the establishment of the a Memorial Prize in Lee's memory. After his death, You Si min, the Minister of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea, officially revealed the plans concerning the new awards and urged other nations and persons concerned to participate at a meeting of WHO in 2007.<ref>You si min, going to organize awards memorizing Dr. Lee 유시민 복지 "고 이종욱 총장 기념상 만들겠다" 16 May 2007 http://mbn.mk.co.kr/news/newsRead.php?vodCode=211296&category=mbn00008 </ref> Mr. Lee Sung-joo, who is permanent representative of the Republic of Korea, spoke of the award in Dr. Lee's memory to motivate and inspire young leaders aspiring to be the next Dr. Lee Jong-wook.<ref>Tribute to Dr Lee Jong-wook {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Starting in 2009, the awards would be given for mainly the fields "young leadership" and "contributor of health management" (especially for epidemics) at the annual assembly of WHO, which takes place in May each year.<ref>Arirang TV New Award to Honor Late WHO Chief Lee Jongwook 14 May 2007 http://www.arirangtv.com/News/News_View.asp?code=Ne6&nseq=71148</ref>

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External linksEdit

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WHO biography
WHO statement on the death of Lee Jong-wook
Dr. Lee Jong-wook elected Director-General – International Chronicle
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