We have an explosive report on how the new head of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention is embroiled in controversy with his former employer, the Clinton Health Access Initiative — with lives on the line.
Dr. Jean Kaseya, the recently appointed director general of the newly empowered Africa CDC, is enmeshed in a highly charged imbroglio with his former employer, the Clinton Health Access Initiative, my colleague Sara Jerving writes in an exclusive report you’ll only see on Devex.
It’s a winding saga but a must-read because it raises serious questions about the man who was a somewhat surprising pick for a job that puts him at the helm of efforts to ensure the health of a continent of over 1 billion people.
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Anna Gawel
Anna Gawel is the Managing Editor of Devex. She previously worked as the managing editor of The Washington Diplomat, the flagship publication of D.C.’s diplomatic community. She’s had hundreds of articles published on world affairs, U.S. foreign policy, politics, security, trade, travel and the arts on topics ranging from the impact of State Department budget cuts to Caribbean efforts to fight climate change. She was also a broadcast producer and digital editor at WTOP News and host of the Global 360 podcast. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Maryland in College Park.
