"I congratulate Professor Kazatchkine on his reappointment as Executive Director," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who chairs the Global Fund`s board.
"He has led the Global Fund through a period of rapid growth that has enabled many countries to make major progress towards achieving the health-related Millennium Development Goals," added Ghebreyesus, who is also Ethiopia`s health minister.
Kazatchkine, described by the fund as "an acclaimed physician and global health expert", was first appointed its executive director in February 2007.
The Global Fund, a public-private partnership, has invested billions of dollars in 150 countries since it was created in 2002, after being kickstarted by donations from software billionaire Bill Gates. (*)
Editor: Kunto Wibisono
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