Halfdan T. Mahler

Halfdan T. Mahler
3rd Director-General of the World Health Organization
In office
1973–1988
Preceded byMarcolino Gomes Candau
Succeeded byHiroshi Nakajima
Personal details
BornHalfdan Theodor Mahler
(1923-04-21)21 April 1923
Vivild, Denmark
Died14 December 2016(2016-12-14) (aged 93)
Geneva, Switzerland
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
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Halfdan Theodor Mahler (21 April 1923 – 14 December 2016) was a Danish physician. He served three terms as Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) from 1973 to 1988, and is widely known for his effort to combat tuberculosis and his role in having shaped the landmark Alma Ata Declaration that defined the Health for All by the Year 2000 strategy.

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