[Ip-health] new Deputy-Director General for the World Health Organization

[Michelle Childs]

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/notes/2007/np02/en/index.html
Dr Chan names new Deputy-Director General for the World Health Organization

9 JANUARY 2007 | GENEVA -- Today, Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of
the World Health Organization, names Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah as WHO's
Deputy-Director General. Dr Asamoa-Baah, a national from Ghana, will take
up duties immediately.


:: Deputy Director-General: Dr Anarfi Asamoa-Baah

 Dr Asamoa-Baah, also known as "AB" at WHO, has held senior positions at
the Organization since 1998. He began his career at WHO as a senior
policy advisor to the Director-General. Since then, he has been widely
respected for his leadership in HIV, tuberculosis and malaria,
communicable diseases, health technology and pharmaceuticals, and in
external relations. Prior to work at WHO, he was the Director of Medical
Services for Ghana, and has significant experience in public health,
health policy and health systems development.

"I am exceptionally pleased to name Dr Asamoa-Baah to the important post
of Deputy Director-General," said Dr Chan. "WHO and the world of public
health will benefit greatly from his expertise, his experience and his
wisdom. I am looking forward to working closely with him."

For more information contact:

Christine McNab
Acting-Director, WHO Communications Department
Telephone: +41 22 791 4688
Mobile phone: +41 79 254 6815
E-mail: mcnabc@who.int


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