Elizabeth Mataka

Elizabeth Mataka attending the 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa

Elizabeth Mataka was the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, as appointed on May 21, 2007 by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, replacing Stephen Lewis. She served in this position till 13 July 2012. Mataka is a national of Botswana and a resident of Zambia. She served as the vice-chair of the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

References

Heartfield, Kate (12 June 2007). "A new voice for AIDS in Africa". Ottawa Citizen. p. A12.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elizabeth Mataka.

Secretary-General Appoints Elizabeth Mataka, United Nations, 21 May 2007

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 23, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.