Indian Council of Medical Research, ICMR, chief Soumya Swaminathan, a globally recognised researcher on tuberculosis and HIV, is set to assume the charge of deputy director-general of the WHO in Geneva next month. <br/><br/>Her appointment as the Deputy Director-General for Programmes, announced early last month by the World Health Organisation, elevates India's stature globally. It is the second-highest position in the WHO.<br/><br/>Swaminathan, a paediatrician by training, is a daughter of agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan who is hailed as the father of the 'Green Revolution'.