Appointment Of New Secretary General Of The World Medical Association
Dr Delon Human, a 34 year old family physician from Pretoria in
South Africa, has been appointed Secretary General of the World
Medical Association. He will take up his post later in the year
in succession to Dr Ian Field who retires after four years in the
post.
Dr Human, a member of the Council of the Medical Association
of South Africa, qualified as a family practitioner in 1985 and
gained a diploma in child health when he spent two years doing
paediatrics in the United Kingdom at the John Radcliffe Hospital,
Oxford. After practising as a family doctor in Pretoria Dr Human
then set up his own consultancy business in health care management.
Commenting on his appointment, Dr Human said: "I am delighted
about my appointment. I can identify one hundred per cent with
the noble objectives of the WMA. Coming from a developing country
I have a strong feeling for the poor, the needy and the disabled,
and I want to see our global resources managed to such an extent
that everyone has access to basic, good quality health care.
"I have a strong belief in the medical profession and in
the fact that they are suited to be leaders and thinkers in managing
health care on a global basis."
Dr Human, who is married with two young sons, is planning to
move from South Africa to work at the WMA head office in Ferney
Voltaire, France.
Dr Human was appointed by the WMA Council now meeting in Paris.
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