Zimbabwe's Mugabe Was Never Asked to Head WHO - Spokesman

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has claimed he was never asked to be a goodwill ambassador for the World Health Organisation. This comes after international criticism forced the WHO to cancel its planned appointment of Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador for non-communicable diseases in Africa.

Presidential spokesman, George Charamba, told state media that had Mugabe been given the position he would have rejected it. He said the WHO is against tobacco growing and selling and that this is a key foreign currency earner for Zimbabwe.

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