Dr. Faustine Ndugulile was nominated to lead the World Health Organization’s regional office for Africa — replacing Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, who has served for nearly a decade.
“I humbly accept this responsibility and pledge to devote my energy, expertise, and experience to deliver to your expectations for better health outcomes for our people,” he told the African health ministers who nominated him on Tuesday. “Now it’s my turn to deliver on the promise and implement the manifesto that I presented to you.”
Ndugulile, from Tanzania, was the candidate with the most domestic political experience. He has served in the Tanzanian parliament since 2010, as former deputy health minister, and former minister for communications and ICT. He also formerly worked at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in South Africa and within his own country’s ministry. He has degrees in medicine and public health.
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Sara Jervingsarajerving
Sara Jerving is a Senior Reporter at Devex, where she covers global health. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, VICE News, and Bloomberg News among others. Sara holds a master's degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism where she was a Lorana Sullivan fellow. She was a finalist for One World Media's Digital Media Award in 2021; a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists in 2018; and she was part of a VICE News Tonight on HBO team that received an Emmy nomination in 2018. She received the Philip Greer Memorial Award from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 2014.
