Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, the world’s second largest private funder of biomedical research, has been named the new chief scientist of the World Health Organization.

• The appointment was announced by the global health agency, which also revealed the appointment of Amelia Latu Afuhaamango Tuipulotu as WHO’s chief nursing officer.
• Tuipulotu, the former minister of health for the Kingdom of Tonga, will join WHO in the first quarter of 2023. Farrar will take up his new position in the second quarter of the new year.
• As chief scientist, Jeremy will accelerate our efforts to ensure WHO, its member states and our partners benefit from cutting-edge, life-saving science and innovations.