Tanzanian doctor nominated as Africa’s WHO chief

Tanzania's Dr Faustine Ndugulile will take over from Botswana's Dr Matshidiso Moeti, who is finishing her two five-year terms as the director of the WHO in Africa in February next year. News24 reports that Ndugulile was nominated during the 74th session of the WHO regional committee for Africa in Brazzaville this week. Other candidates were Dr Boureima Hama Sambo from Niger, Dr Ibrahima Socé Fall from Senegal and Dr Richard Mihigo of Rwanda. Ndugulile's nomination will be submitted to the WHO executive board during its 156th session, which will convene in Geneva in February. Ethiopia's Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO's director-general, welcomed Ndugulile's nomination. ‘I and the entire WHO family in Africa and around the world will support you every step of the way,’ he said.

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