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Nachman Ash

Israeli physician (born 1961) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

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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

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]

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