The incoming regional director of the World Health Organization in Africa, Tanzania’s Dr Faustine Ndugulile, has died, months after he was elected to the position. Ndugulile, a 55-year-old lawmaker and a medical doctor, died on Wednesday morning in India while undergoing treatment, Tanzania's speaker of parliament said.

Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu has announced the death of Faustine Ndugulile, a former minister who was serving as the Regional Director for the World Health Organization (WHO) African Region. In a statement Suluhu said that she learnt about the passing of Ndugulile on the night of November 27,

The incoming regional director of the World Health Organization in Africa, Tanzania’s Dr Faustine Ndugulile, has died, just three months after he was elected to the position. Ndugulile, a 55-year-old lawmaker and a medical doctor,