WHO appoints Regional Directors
The WHO Executive Board re-appointed Dr Matshidiso Moeti for a second term as WHO Regional Director for Africa and Dr Hans Kluge as Regional Director for Europe.
Dr Moeti was first elected as WHO Regional Director for Africa on 1 February 2015 and is the first woman to hold the position.
Dr Kluge has over 25 years of experience in public health and was previously Director of the Division of Health Systems and Public Health at WHO/Europe.
The Executive Board met at WHO headquarters in Geneva between 3-8 February 2020 to agree on the agenda and resolutions to be considered at this year’s World Health Assembly.
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Instructor Joseph K. Mwangi watches as student Stanley Simwa practices delivering a baby in the Kenya Medical Training College Skills Lab, Nairobi. 2020 is the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Nine million more nurses and midwives are needed to make progress towards universal health coverage.
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