WHO boss 'rethinking' Mugabe goodwill ambassador post.

WHO boss 'rethinking' Mugabe goodwill ambassador post.The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said he is "rethinking" his decision to name Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe a goodwill ambassador in the face of growing criticism over the move. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director general of the UN health agency, had this week asked Zimbabwe's 93-year-old leader to serve in the role to help tackle non-communicable diseases (NCDs) like heart attacks, strokes and asthma across Africa. The decision triggered confusion and anger among key WHO member states and opposition figures in Zimbabwe who noted that the country's healthcare system, like many of its public services, has been rife with problems under Mugabe's decades-long leadership. Mugabe