21-10-2017 16:11 via yahoo.com

Critics urge WHO to reverse choice of Mugabe as goodwill envoy

By Stephanie Nebehay and Kate KellandGENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) should overturn its decision to appoint Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador, global health leaders said on Saturday, describing the move as unjustifiable and wrong.Britain said Mugabe's appointment was "surprising and disappointing" and added that it risked overshadowing the WHO's global work.The United States, which has imposed sanctions on Mugabe for alleged human rights v
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