“Pete embodied everything that is best about WHO and the United Nations – professionalism, commitment and compassion,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General.
Dr Salama, a medical epidemiologist from Australia, joined WHO in 2016 as Executive Director of WHO’s Health Emergencies programme, which he led until 2019.
Before joining WHO, Dr Salama was Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa at UNICEF, an organization that he joined in 2002.
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Salama博士还与无国界医生组织和关爱世界组织一道，在亚洲和撒哈拉以南非洲若干国家开展过工作。
Dr Salama led UNICEF’s global response to Ebola, served as its Representative in Ethiopia and Zimbabwe (2009–2015), Chief of Global Health and Principal Advisor on HIV/AIDS in New York (2004–2009), and Chief of Health and Nutrition in Afghanistan (2002–2004).
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He had also worked with Médecins Sans Frontières and Concern Worldwide in several countries in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
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叙利亚冲突5年回顾：排除一切困难提供卫生服务
Syria 5 years on - delivering health against all odds
After 5 years of a brutal and senseless conflict over a quarter of a million Syrians have been killed and over half the population forced from their homes out of fear and want.
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约有460万离乡背井的人在国内挣扎求存，他们大多无法逃脱，且无法获得援助。
Some 4.6 million people are barely existing in places that few can leave and aid cannot reach.