Elizabeth Mataka
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Elizabeth Mataka | |
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 Mataka attending the 2009 World Economic Forum on Africa | |
| 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.
Early life
[edit]Born and raised in Francistown, Botswana, Mataka moved to Lusaka in the late 1960s to study social work at the University of Zambia. After graduating in 1970, she got married. A mother of four children, Mataka helped create Children in Distress, a programme that helped communities deal with AIDS orphans.[1]
Early career
[edit]Mataka spent two decades working in the government and the private sector before joining Family Health Trust, a small non-governmental organisation, as executive director.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Schatz, Joseph J (1 December 2007). "Elizabeth Mataka: UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa". Perspectives | profile. The Lancet. 370 (9602). United Kingdom: Elsevier: 1821. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61762-0. ISSN 0140-6736. OCLC 264193137. PMID 18061045.
External links
[edit]- Secretary-General Appoints Elizabeth Mataka, United Nations, 21 May 2007
- Heartfield, Kate (12 June 2007). "A new voice for AIDS in Africa". Ottawa Citizen. p. A12.
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