Elizabeth Mataka
Elizabeth Mataka | |
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United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa | |
In office 21 May 2007 – 13 July 2012 | |
Appointed by | Ban Ki-moon |
Preceded by | Stephen Lewis |
Elizabeth Mataka was the United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa, as appointed on 21 May 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[]
- Secretary-General Appoints Elizabeth Mataka, United Nations, 21 May 2007
Categories:
- HIV/AIDS activists
- HIV/AIDS in Africa
- Living people
- Zambian activists
- Zambian women activists
- Botswana health activists
- Botswana officials of the United Nations
- Botswana expatriates in Zambia
- Botswana people stubs