President Robert Mugabe as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for (Non-communicable diseases) in Africa. The WHO boss had faced mounting pressure to reverse the decision, including from some of the leading voices in global public health. REVOKE APPOINTMENT"Reversing will actually be a strong sign that the leadership listens and is willing to be responsive to views of the global public," he added. "The only person whose health 93-yo Mugabe has looked out for in his 37 year reign is his own." Multiple critics noted that Mugabe, who is 93 and in increasingly fragile health, travels abroad for medical care because Zimbabwe's health care system has been so severely decimated.

Source: Daily Nation October 22, 2017 13:07 UTC