TY - JOUR T1 - Newsmakers JF - The Nation's Health JO - Nations Health SP - E38 LP - E38 VL - 42 IS - 7 AU - Nicole Softness Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://www.thenationshealth.org/content/42/7/E38.abstract N2 - Ala Alwan, MD, in January was named regional director for the Mediterranean region of the World Health Organization. Alwan previously worked in the organization’s noncommunicable diseases and mental health area. ER -