Gordon Brown has been appointed a senior role in the World Health Organisation. 

The former Prime Minister and West Fife resident will now be the WHO ambassador for Global Health Financing. 

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, hailed Brown as a champion for galvanizing the world’s major economies to protect health and prevent future disease outbreaks.

Brown, 70, has been campaigning for wealthy nations as well as the private sector to ensure the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.

He has been advocating for a concerted global effort to save lives, end the pandemic and restore livelihoods the world over.

 

Dr Tedros said: “I am delighted and honoured that Gordon Brown has agreed to serve as WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing.

"In this role, he will elevate and support WHO’s work to raise awareness internationally on the great need for sustained global health financing, particularly from G20 and G7 countries.

"As a longtime friend of Gordon’s, I know that he will bring his sharp intellect, firm commitment and deep sense of justice to this Ambassadorship.”

Mr Brown said: “I have a tremendous personal regard for Dr Tedros with whom I first worked two decades ago, and I am delighted to be able to help his and WHO’s work raising global finance to ensure everyone has access to health.

"Our immediate task is to work together to finance the vaccination of the whole world and protect the poorest countries from the terrible effects of COVID-19 and other diseases.”