Former Nigerian Health Minister, Pate Appointed Head of Gavi vanguardngrnews: Nigeria
Pate, a medical doctor trained in internal medicine and infectious disease, will take over the helm on August 3 from US medical epidemiologist Seth Berkley, in charge since 2011, Gavi said in a statement.
Pate, in his 50s,"stood out in a field of world-class candidates," said Jose Manuel Barroso, chair of the Gavi board and a former European Commission president, who headed the search. He served as the World Bank's global director for health and director of its global financing facility between 2019 and 2021, leading the bank's $18-billion Covid response.
The Gavi vaccine alliance is a non-profit organisation created in 2000 to provide an array of vaccines to developing countries.
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