# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/halfdan-t-mahler
# Generated: 2026-08-14T08:47:07.005Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/halfdan-t-mahler"
name: "Halfdan T. Mahler"
slug: "halfdan-t-mahler"
description: "Halfdan Theodor Mahler 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."
tagline: "Danish medical doctor and director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO)"
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birthDate: "1923-04-21"
deathDate: "2016-12-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump