Miriam Were

Overview

Miriam K. Were born Lugala, Kenya April 12, 1940. Quaker; physician; public health official. UNICEF Ethiopia Chief Health Adviser, 1985-90; WHO Representative, 1990-93; UN Population Fund Director, 1993-2000. Founded UZIMA Foundation for youth health, 1995. First recipient of Noguchi Africa Prize, 2008.

Quotations

"Compassion is the missing ingredient in development work. . . this is particularly needed in the health sector. . . We need the UN now more than ever!" (UN University Tokyo, May 29, 2008; photo africanexecutive.com)