The World Health Organization says it is saddened by the death of Dr. Peter Salama, the former director of WHO’s Health Emergencies Program who was deeply invested in the battle against the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Salama led UNICEF’s global response to Ebola and served as its representative in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe from 2009 to 2015,” said WHO. He continued with WHO, leading its Division for Universal Health Coverage, until the time of his death. Most recently he was in Somalia, above, working with its health ministry to advance affordable access to care. While WHO remains focused on the sobering new challenge of China’s Wuhan coronavirus outbreak, the DR Congo remains top of mind as the ongoing Ebola outbreak continues.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 25, 2020 00:22 UTC