Nachman Ash Explained
Nachman Ash (; 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. 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.[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]
Notes and References
- News: October 27, 2020. Professor Nachman Ash Appointed Director of "Magen Israel" Project. Ministry of Health. June 28, 2021.
- News: Jaffe-Hoffman. Maayan. October 27, 2020. Israel appoints new coronavirus czar to replace Gamzu. The Jerusalem Post. June 28, 2021. June 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628054119/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/ronni-gamzus-replacement-named-as-prof-nachman-ash-647078. live.
- News: Linder. Ronny. October 27, 2020. 'Lockdowns Work': Israel Taps Ex-chief Military Doctor as New Coronavirus Czar. Haaretz. subscription. June 28, 2021. March 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307164323/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-lockdowns-work-israel-taps-ex-chief-military-doctor-as-coronavirus-czar-1.9265776. live.
- News: April 16, 2021. Coronavirus Czar 'Concerned' That Israel Doesn't Yet Have Deal for Third Vaccine Doses. Haaretz. June 28, 2021. June 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210627200748/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/coronavirus-czar-concerned-that-israel-doesn-t-yet-have-deal-for-third-vaccine-1.9717217. live.
- News: Tercatin. Rossella. June 28, 2021. Coronavirus 'czar' Nachman Ash named new Health Ministry director-general. The Jerusalem Post. June 28, 2021. June 28, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628072112/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/prof-nachman-ash-appointed-as-new-director-general-of-health-ministry-672234. live.
