WHO Representative
WHO Representative
Dr Ahmed Zouiten was appointed as WHO Representative in Libya in 15 July 2023. Prior to this, he was WHO Representative to Iraq.
Dr Ahmed Zouiten is a medical doctor and a public health professional from Fez, Morocco. He graduated from the School of Medicine in Mohamed V University in Rabat.
Dr Zouiten has a great passion for humanity and for contributing to the betterment of people’s lives, in particular their health. He started his career with Médecins Sans Frontières fighting HIV and treating AIDS patients in many countries in Africa and southeast Asia.
He joined the World Health Organization in 2006 and assumed different responsibilities at the country level, as well as at WHO headquarters, with a focus initally on HIV in humanitarian settings before diversifying into health emergencies. In 2010, he led the Global Health Cluster and had the privilege to coordinate the health response in several major emergencies (Haiti 2010, Somalia 2011, Syria 2012, Mali 2013, Iraq 2014, and Yemen 2017).
In 2018, appointed as WHO Representative in Djibouti, he focused WHO's support to Djibouti in improving the performance of the health system and making progress towards universal health coverage and the health-related Sustainable Development Goals. He has always believed in a world where health is a fundamental human right and not merely a privilege for those who can afford it, and he is proud to uphold this principle as he begins his work in the WHO country office in Iraq as WHO Representative and Head of Mission.
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