Winnie Byanyima chosen to lead UNAIDS
www.devex.com - "Winnie Byanyima will soon take the helm of UNAIDS as its new executive director, it was announced Wednesday, concluding a months-long selection process to find a new leader for the embattled agency.
“I am honoured to be joining UNAIDS as the Executive Director at such a critical time in the response to HIV,” Byanyima said in a statement published by UNAIDS announcing the appointment. “The end of AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 is a goal that is within the world’s reach, but I do not underestimate the scale of the challenge ahead.” (Photo: World Economic Forum/flickr, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)