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The World Health Organization (WHO) has shocked and appalled many health officials from around the globe with their latest appointment of Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador for their organization. Mugabe was named as the goodwill ambassador by WHO’s first African leader, Tedros Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia.
Mugabe, who has the distinction of being the world’s oldest head of state, is the target of much criticism for his human rights abuses. He has also gone overseas to seek medical treatment for himself as Zimbabwe’s “once prosperous economy” has fallen apart, according to Fox News.
Mugabe’s appointment was announced this week by Tedros at a conference in Uruguay on non-communicable diseases. The floodgates opened for shock, concern, and condemnation for this appointment almost immediately from around the globe.