{"id":431195,"date":"2017-10-22T18:12:14","date_gmt":"2017-10-22T18:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/10\/22\/who-cancels-robert-mugabe-goodwill-ambassador-role\/"},"modified":"2017-10-22T18:12:14","modified_gmt":"2017-10-22T18:12:14","slug":"who-cancels-robert-mugabe-goodwill-ambassador-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/10\/22\/who-cancels-robert-mugabe-goodwill-ambassador-role\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO cancels Robert Mugabe goodwill ambassador role"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe\u2019s Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have listened carefully to all who have expressed their concerns,\u201d WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>He had previously praised Zimbabwe for its commitment to public health.<\/p>\n<p>But critics pointed out that Zimbabwe\u2019s healthcare system had collapsed under Mr Mugabe\u2019s 30-year rule.<\/p>\n<p>Staff often go without pay, medicines are in short supply, and Mr Mugabe, who has outlived the average life expectancy in his country by three decades, travels abroad for medical treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Tedros said he had consulted with the Zimbabwean government and decided that rescinding Mr Mugabe\u2019s position was \u201cin the best interests of\u201d the WHO.<\/p>\n<p>He said he remained \u201cfirmly committed to working with all countries and their leaders\u201d to build universal health care.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Tedros, elected in May under the slogan \u201clet\u2019s prove the impossible is possible\u201d had said he hoped Mr Mugabe would use his goodwill ambassador role to \u201cinfluence his peers in the region\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>But the appointment was met by a wave of surprise and condemnation. The UK government, the Canadian prime minister, the Wellcome Trust, the NCD Alliance, UN Watch, the World Heart Federation, Action Against Smoking and Zimbabwean lawyers and social media users were among those who criticised the decision.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC\u2019s Andrew Harding in Johannesburg reports that Mr Mugabe\u2019s supporters are likely to see this episode as Western meddling in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"bsac bsac-clearfix bsac-post-bottom bsac-float-center bsac-align-center bsac-column-1\">\n<div id=\"bsac-268363-247561194\" class=\"bsac-container bsac-type-image \" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/WPAdBlock\" data-adid=\"268363\" data-type=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"bsac-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/newmont_beyondmind92870.gif\" alt=\"Newmont Ad\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization has revoked the appointment of Zimbabwe\u2019s Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador following a widespread outcry. \u201cI have listened carefully to all who have expressed their concerns,\u201d WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a statement. He had previously praised Zimbabwe for its commitment to public health. 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