Vanessa Kerry is the new WHO envoy for health resilience. What's on her to-do list?

A respected figure in the world of global health, Dr. Kerry takes on a new responsibility. She says it's challenging but not "daunting."

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7488x4994+0+0/resize/7488x4994!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc0%2F90%2F4f665d9f4d81964f45a46a8541b5%2Fgettyimages-1258930506.jpg' alt='Dr. Vanessa Kerry has been named the special envoy for health resilience at the World Health Organization.'/><p>A respected figure in the world of global health, Dr. Kerry takes on a new responsibility. She says it's challenging but not "daunting."</p><p>(Image credit: Joel Saget)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=g-s1-147952' />