WorldGENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been removed as a goodwill ambassador, the World Health Organization said on Sunday, following outrage among Western donors and rights groups at his appointment. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus named Mugabe to the largely ceremonial post at a meeting on Wednesday in Uruguay on chronic diseases attended by both men. Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses a meeting of his ruling ZANU PF party's youth league in Harare, Zimbabwe, October 7, 2017. President Robert Mugabe as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for NCDs (non-communicable diseases) in Africa. The decision had been taken after consultation with the Harare government and was “in the best interests of the World Health Organization”, he said.

Source: Sunday Times October 22, 2017 16:52 UTC