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Israeli physician (born 1961)
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 (age 62–63)
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.

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

Career

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

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.

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

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

References

  1. "Professor Nachman Ash Appointed Director of "Magen Israel" Project". Ministry of Health. October 27, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
  2. ^ 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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