WHO Goodwill Ambassador is an official honorary title that is granted 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 they use their talent and fame to advocate for global health and well-being.
Current ambassadors
, the current goodwill ambassadors (and the year of their appointment) include the following:
Name Country Year Details Gordon Brown 2021 Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Goodwill Ambassador for Global Health Financing. Peng Liyuan 2011 Vocal artist. Goodwill Ambassador for Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS.WHO appoints Chinese singer and health activist as Goodwill Ambassador. Retrieved 22/05/2015. Yohei Sasakawa 2001 Chairman, Nippon Foundation. Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination.
Former ambassadors The former goodwill ambassadors (and the year of their appointment) include the following:Goodwill ambassadors. Retrieved 22/05/2015.
Name Country Year(s) Details Amitabh Bachchan 2017 Goodwill Ambassador for Awareness of Hepatitis. Christine Kaseba-Sata 2012–2014 Doctor. Goodwill Ambassador Against Gender-based Violence.Dr Christine Kaseba-Sata, WHO Goodwill Ambassador against Gender-based Violence. Retrieved 22/05/2015. Craig David 2010 Singer. Goodwill Ambassador for the Stop TB Partnership. Jet Li 2009–2014 International film star. Goodwill Ambassador.Jet Li, WHO Goodwill Ambassador. Retrieved 22/05/2015. Nancy Brinker 2009 Founder, Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Goodwill Ambassador for Cancer Control.Nancy Goodman Brinker appointed Goodwill Ambassador. Retrieved 22/05/2015. Liya Kebede 2005 Goodwill Ambassador. Sylvie Vartan 2005 Goodwill Ambassador. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra 2005 Goodwill Ambassador.
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 in Africa. The appointment address praised Mugabe for his commitment to public health in Zimbabwe. The appointment 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.
See also FAO Goodwill Ambassador UNDP Goodwill Ambassador UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador UNODC Goodwill Ambassador UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador UN Women Goodwill Ambassador UNIDO Goodwill Ambassador UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador WFP Goodwill Ambassador United Nations Messengers of Peace
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