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Michael Bloomberg named World Health Organization ambassador
Associated Press ^ | Aug 17, 2016 5:14 PM EDT | Edith M. Lederer

Posted on 08/17/2016 4:20:35 PM PDT by Olog-hai

Billionaire philanthropist and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg has a new job — as global ambassador for the U.N. health agency with a mandate to help reduce deaths from prevalent diseases, traffic accidents, tobacco, alcohol and obesity.

World Health Organization Director General Margaret Chan cited Bloomberg’s longtime support for its efforts to control smoking and tobacco use, improve road safety and prevent drowning in announcing Wednesday that he will be the agency’s Global Ambassador for Non-communicable Diseases.

She said Bloomberg will help mobilize national and local political leaders, donors and the private sector to prevent and treat non-communicable diseases which are experiencing a growing epidemic and to reduce injuries from road traffic crashes, burns, falls and drowning. …

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TOPICS: Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: ambassador; michaelbloomberg; un; who

1 posted on 08/17/2016 4:20:35 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Maybe he’ll be sent to Benghazi....


2 posted on 08/17/2016 4:25:25 PM PDT by GenXteacher (You have chosen dishonor to avoid war; you shall have war also.)
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To: GenXteacher

This won’t end well.


3 posted on 08/17/2016 4:26:53 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Common Sense, Trump and Pence. More of the same, Clinton and Kaine.)
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To: GenXteacher

We can only hope.

Dictator wanna be ##### #####er.


4 posted on 08/17/2016 4:42:45 PM PDT by dp0622 (The only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: Olog-hai

NO SALT AND SOFT DRINKS FOR ALL OF YOU


5 posted on 08/17/2016 5:04:16 PM PDT by butlerweave
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To: Olog-hai

with a mandate to help reduce deaths from prevalent diseases, traffic accidents, tobacco, alcohol and obesity.
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The article forgot to mention guns.


6 posted on 08/19/2016 4:38:51 AM PDT by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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