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Nachman Ash
נחמן אש
Ash in April 2012.
Coronavirus Commissioner
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2020 (2020-11-15)
Preceded byRonni Gamzu
Personal details
Born1961
Petah Tikva, Israel
Alma materTel Aviv University

Nachman Ash (Hebrew: נחמן אש) (born 1961) is an Israeli physician who is currently the director-general of the Ministry of Health.

Early life and education

Nachman Ash was born in 1961.[1]

Ash received his medical degree from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University in 1986.[2] In 1997, he completed a residency in internal medicine at the Sheba Medical Center.[2]

Career

Ash served as the chief of the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps from 2007 to 2011.[2]

Coronavirus

See also: COVID-19 pandemic and COVID-19 pandemic in Israel

Ash was appointed Israel's Coronavirus Commissioner by Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on November 15, 2020, succeeding Ronni Gamzu.[3]

In April 2021, Ash expressed concern that Israel did not have enough COVID-19 vaccines to provide its population with a third dose.[4]

On June 28, 2021, Ash was announced as the next Director-General of the Ministry of Health, succeeding Chezy Levy.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Professor Nachman Ash Appointed Director of "Magen Israel" Project". Ministry of Health. October 27, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Jaffe-Hoffman, Maayan (October 27, 2020). "Israel appoints new coronavirus czar to replace Gamzu". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Linder, Ronny (October 27, 2020). "'Lockdowns Work': Israel Taps Ex-chief Military Doctor as New Coronavirus Czar". Haaretz. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  4. ^ "Coronavirus Czar 'Concerned' That Israel Doesn't Yet Have Deal for Third Vaccine Doses". Haaretz. April 16, 2021. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  5. ^ Tercatin, Rossella (June 28, 2021). "Coronavirus 'czar' Nachman Ash named new Health Ministry director-general". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
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