Matshidiso Moeti

Matshidiso Moeti
Matshidiso Moeti
Born	Greater Johannesburg area, South Africa
Nationality	Botswana
Citizenship	Botswana
Alma mater	University of London; (Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery)[1]; London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; (Master of Science in Community Health for Developing Countries)[1]
Occupation	Physician; Public Health Specialist; Medical Administrator;
Years active	1980s — present
Home town	Gaborone
Title	Regional Director; WHO Regional Office for Africa

Matshidiso Rebecca Natalie Moeti is a physician, public health specialist and medical administrator from Botswana who has been serving as Regional Director of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (AFRO), headquartered in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo, since 2015.[2]

Early life and education

Moeti was born in South Africa in the 1950s.

In 1978, she obtained her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine of the University of London. Later, in 1986, she graduated with a Master of Science in Community Health for Developing Countries (MSc (CHDC)) from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.[1]

Career

In the early 1990s, Moeti worked for the Botswana Ministry of Health. She then joined UNAIDS, rising to the position of Team Leader of the Africa and Middle East Desk, based in Geneva, from 1997 until 1999. She also served as the Regional Health Advisor for UNICEF’s Regional Office for East and Southern Africa.

In 1999, she joined the WHO Regional Office in Africa, working on HIV/AIDS. She was appointed as Assistant Regional Director, serving in that capacity from 2008 until 2011. She also served as the Director of Noncommunicable Diseases at the regional office. From 2005 until 2007, she served as the WHO Country Representative in Malawi. At the time of her appointment to her current position, she was the Coordinator of the Inter-Country Support Team for the South and East African countries of WHO African Region.[3]

Moeti was appointed to that position on 27 January 2015, by the World Health Organization's Executive Board, sitting at its 136th session, in Geneva, Switzerland. She became the first woman to head the office since it was established.[4] She assumed office on 1 February 2015, to serve a renewable five-year term.[3] This followed the endorsement of the health ministers of the 47 member countries in the Africa Region, at their meeting in Cotonou, Benin, in November 2014. She replaced Luis Gomes Sambo of Angola, who served as the Director of AFRO from 2005 until 2015.[5] She was reelected for a second term in 2019.[6]

Other activities

WomenLift Health, Member of the Global Advisory Board[7]

Selected publications

Norr, Kathleen; Tlou, Sheila; Moeti, Matshidiso (March 2004). "Impact of Peer Group Education on HIV Prevention Among Women in Botswana". Health Care for Women International. 25 (3): 210–226. doi:10.1080/07399330490272723. PMID 15195767. Wikidata ()
Zere, Eyob; Moeti, Matshidiso; Kirigia, Joses; Mwase, Takondwa; Kataika, Edward (15 May 2007). "Equity in health and healthcare in Malawi: analysis of trends". BMC Public Health. 7 (1). doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-78. PMC 1884146. PMID 17504530. Wikidata ()
Moeti, Matshidiso (October 2016). "Winning the battle against the scourge of poliomyelitis in the African Region". Vaccine. 34 (43): 5142–5143. doi:10.1016/J.VACCINE.2016.05.059. PMID 27576072. Wikidata ()
Nkengasong, John N; Maiyegun, Olawale; Moeti, Matshidiso (March 2017). "Establishing the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention: responding to Africa's health threats". The Lancet Global Health. 5 (3): e246–e247. doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(17)30025-6. PMID 28108138. {{Wikidata+icon|Q46717997|y}
Moeti, Matshidiso; Nandy, Robin; Berkley, Seth; Davis, Steve; Levine, Orin (April 2017). "No product, no program: The critical role of supply chains in closing the immunization gap". Vaccine. 35 (17): 2101–2102. doi:10.1016/J.VACCINE.2017.02.061. PMID 28364913. Wikidata ()
Aranda, Sanchia; Berkley, Seth; Cowal, Sally; Dybul, Mark; Evans, Tim; Iversen, Katja; Moeti, Matshidiso; Osotimehin, Babatunde; Peterson, Stefan; Piot, Peter; Purandare, Chittaranjan N.; Sidibé, Michel; Trimble, Ted; Tsu, Vivien Davis (July 2017). "Ending cervical cancer: A call to action". International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 138: 4–6. doi:10.1002/IJGO.12182. PMID 28691327. Wikidata ()
Moeti, Matshidiso (December 2017). "Longer and healthier lives for all Africans by 2030: perspectives and action of WHO AFRO". The Lancet. 390 (10114): 2747–2749. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)32128-1. PMID 28917962. Wikidata ()
Rosenthal, Philip J.; Breman, Joel G.; Djimde, Abdoulaye A.; John, Chandy C.; Kamya, Moses R.; Leke, Rose G. F.; Moeti, Matshidiso R.; Nkengasong, John; Bausch, Daniel G. (5 May 2020). "COVID-19: Shining the Light on Africa" (PDF). The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. doi:10.4269/AJTMH.20-0380. PMID 32372749. Wikidata ()

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References

World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (1 February 2015). "Biography – Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti – WHO Regional Director for Africa". Brazzaville. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
McNeil Jr., Donald G. (27 January 2015). "Botswana Doctor Is Named to Lead W.H.O. in Africa". The New York Times.
WHO, . (27 January 2015). "WHO Executive Board Appoints Dr Matshidiso Moeti As New Regional Director for Africa". WHO Media Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
Timbiti, Watuwa (28 January 2015). "WHO Gets New Africa Region Head". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
Elijah, Samuel (5 November 2014). "WHO Veteran Elected As Head of Africa Office Amid Ebola Criticism". Reuters. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
"Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti elected to serve for a second term as the WHO Regional Director for Africa" (PDF) (Press release). Gaborone: Botswana Ministry of International Affairs and Cooperation. 22 August 2019.
Global Advisory Board WomenLift Health.

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[Pro-1] World Health Organization Regional Office for Africa (1 February 2015). "Biography – Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti – WHO Regional Director for Africa". Brazzaville. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

[2015-NYTimes-WHO-AFRO-DG-2] McNeil Jr., Donald G. (27 January 2015). "Botswana Doctor Is Named to Lead W.H.O. in Africa". The New York Times.

[Appointment-3] WHO, . (27 January 2015). "WHO Executive Board Appoints Dr Matshidiso Moeti As New Regional Director for Africa". WHO Media Centre. Retrieved 28 January 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[4] Timbiti, Watuwa (28 January 2015). "WHO Gets New Africa Region Head". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

[5] Elijah, Samuel (5 November 2014). "WHO Veteran Elected As Head of Africa Office Amid Ebola Criticism". Reuters. Retrieved 28 January 2015.

[6] "Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti elected to serve for a second term as the WHO Regional Director for Africa" (PDF) (Press release). Gaborone: Botswana Ministry of International Affairs and Cooperation. 22 August 2019.

[7] Global Advisory Board WomenLift Health.