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WHO has appointed four new Goodwill Ambassadors who will work closely with WHO to draw attention to health issues affecting people’s lives and well-being.
The new Goodwill Ambassadors are:
Cynthia Germanotta, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health
Footballer Alisson Becker, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Promotion
Dr Natália Loewe Becker, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Promotion
Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for the Health Workforce
The new ambassadors are:
Alisson Becker, goalkeeper of the Brazilian national and Liverpool football teams, and
Dr Natália Loewe Becker, a medical doctor and health advocate from Brazil, as WHO Goodwill Ambassadors for Health Promotion;
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Cynthia Germanotta, President of Born This Way Foundation, which was co-founded with her daughter Lady Gaga, as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Mental Health;
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, former President of Liberia, as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Health Workforce
The announcements were made by WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his speech to open the 72nd World Health Assembly in Geneva.
“I welcome President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Cynthia Germanotta, Alisson Becker and Natália Loewe Becker as WHO’s new Goodwill Ambassadors and look forward to working with them over the coming years,” said Dr Tedros. “Each of our new ambassadors are champions in their own right, from helping their communities rebuild and develop sustainably, to fighting for better mental health and well-being, to being role models for healthier living.”