Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will make representations to the World Health Organisation (WHO) concerning the appointment of Robert Mugabe as a WHO Ambassador.

The World Health Organization has now rescinded President Mugabe’s appointment as a Goodwill Ambassador on Non-Communicable Diseases. The United Kingdom welcomes this decision, and we are pleased that Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus listened to the concerns raised by many countries, including the UK, and also by civil society groups working in global health. We look forward to working with him to help the organisation address the world’s most pressing health challenges in the years ahead.