Harare – Dr. Desta Tiruneh, the newly appointed World Well being Group Consultant for Zimbabwe, formally offered his credentials to the Minister of Overseas Affairs and Worldwide Commerce, Honorable Frederick Shava, marking the graduation of his tenure.
His appointment took impact on 1 April 2024.
Hon. Shava welcomed Dr Tiruneh and pledged the Authorities of Zimbabwe’s full cooperation throughout his tenure. He expressed gratitude for WHO’s invaluable technical help in addressing public well being challenges, together with ongoing cholera and polio outbreaks.
Hon. Shava famous that Zimbabwe will proceed to work with the WHO to make sure that it improves and strengthens well being methods and the well being sector typically in addition to constructing the capability of well being sector consultants to allow them to cope with and management numerous illnesses rising in society.
“We acknowledge the position of WHO and admire the work being achieved in numerous pillars to help nation priorities,” he stated.
Acknowledging Zimbabwe’s ongoing efforts to deal with well being challenges amidst points like mind drain, Dr. Tiruneh, praised the nation’s dedication to well being sector reforms and collaboration with worldwide our bodies like WHO.
Dr. Tiruneh brings over twenty years of growth expertise to his position. He served as WHO Consultant in The Gambia from September 2017 to March 2024.
A medical physician by occupation, Dr. Tiruneh beforehand served as an assistant professor at a medical faculty and held numerous management roles in well being program administration at district, regional, and nationwide ranges in Ethiopia. He holds M.D. and M.P.H. levels from the College of Addis Ababa. Following his entry into WHO in 2021, he served as an advisor for over 17 years in immunization programmes and communicable and non-communicable illness prevention, management, elimination, and eradication efforts.
In his new position, Dr. Tiruneh appears ahead to collaborating with the Authorities of Zimbabwe, the UN system, bilateral and multilateral companions, civil society, and the personal sector to speed up progress in direction of attaining health-related objectives, with a selected concentrate on strengthening the nation’s well being methods.