The world Health Organization (WHO) has named former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and three others as goodwill ambassador for global health promotion
The WHO announcement said the appointment of four new goodwill ambassadors from the fields of sports, politics and community mobilization will promote healthier lives, stronger health workforces and improved mental health globally.
Madam Sirleaf who has been serving on several international organization boards since leaving power in 2018 was named as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Workforce.
The announcements were made by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his speech to open the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva.
“I welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Cynthia Germanotta, Alisson Becker and Natália Loewe Becker as WHO’s new Goodwill Ambassadors and look forward to working with them over the coming years,” said Dr Tedros.
“Each of our new ambassadors are champions in their own right, from helping their communities rebuild and develop sustainably, to fighting for better mental health and well-being, to being role models for healthier living.
Other new ambassadors are Alisson Becker, goalkeeper of the Brazilian national and Liverpool football teams, and Dr Natália Loewe Becker, medical doctor and health advocate from Brazil, as WHO Goodwill Ambassadors for Health Promotion and Cynthia Germanotta, President of Born This Way Foundation, who co-founded with her daughter Lady Gaga, was named WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health
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