African Leadership At WHO Can Help Nations Move Toward Universal Health Coverage, Organization’s Regional Director Says

African Business Magazine: Africa’s health care challenge will not be met by public finances alone
“In May, the World Health Organization (WHO) elected Ethiopia’s Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to be its new director general, the first African to be selected for the post. … His appointment is good news for Africa, says the WHO’s regional director, Dr Matshidiso Moeti. … His background in both health and foreign affairs, she argues, puts him in a strong position to drive Africa’s health care agenda…” (7/25).

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