The 61-year-old Lee underwent emergency surgery for a blood clot on the brain on May 20. He had headed the WHO since 2003, directing the UN agency's global campaign against bird flu.
(compiled from agency reports)
Head Of WHO Dies
Dr Lee Jong-Wook pictured in March (epa) May 22, 2006 -- The head of the World Health Organization, Dr. Lee Jong-Wook of South Korea, died this morning in a Geneva hospital.