WHO
Goodwill Ambassador is an official
postnominal honorific title, title
of authority, legal status and
job description assigned to those
goodwill ambassadors and advocates
who are designated by the United
Nations. WHO goodwill ambassadors
are celebrity advocates of the
World Health Organization (WHO)
and use their talent and fame
to advocate for health and well-being.
Yohei Sasakawa
Japan 2001
Chairman, Nippon Foundation.
Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy
Elimination
Liya Kebede
Ethiopia 2005
Goodwill Ambassador
Sylvie Vartan
Bulgaria 2005
Goodwill Ambassador
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Austria 2005
Goodwill Ambassador
Nancy Brinker
United States 2009
Founder, Susan G. Komen for
the Cure. Goodwill Ambassador
for Cancer Control
Jet Li
China 2009–2014
International film star. Goodwill
Ambassador
Craig David
United Kingdom 2010
Singer. Goodwill Ambassador
for the Stop TB Partnership
Peng Liyuan
China 2011
Vocal artist. Goodwill Ambassador
for Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS
Christine Kaseba-Sata
Zambia 2012–2014
Doctor, Against Gender-based
Violence
Amitabh Bachchan
India 2017
Goodwill ambassador for awareness
of Hepatitis
Cancellation
of status
On
21 October 2017 the WHO Director-General
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appointed
Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe
as a WHO goodwill ambassador to
help tackle non-communicable diseases
for Africa. The appointment address
praised Mugabe for his commitment
to public health in Zimbabwe.
The naming attracted widespread
condemnation in WHO member states
and international organisations
due to Mugabe's poor record on
human rights and presiding over
a decline in Zimbabwe's public
health. Following widespread criticism,
Tedros Adhanom was forced to withdraw
the appointment (cancel the title)
the next day.
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