世界卫生组织宣布，著名全球卫生专家大卫·纳巴罗博士于2025年7月25日在其住所去世，享年75岁[1]。纳巴罗曾担任WHO COVID-19特使，从2020年3月至2025年7月期间在疫情防控领域发挥了重要作用[1]。WHO总干事谭德塞发表声明，称纳巴罗"是全球卫生和卫生公平的伟大倡导者"[1]。
纳巴罗的职业生涯跨越多个关键领域和国际组织[1]。他在WHO任职期间（1999年至2005年）担任疟疾防控项目执行主任等多个高级领导职位[1]。此后，他在联合国担任多个特使和协调员职位，应对禽流感、粮食安全和西非埃博拉疫情等重大全球卫生危机[1]。2018年，纳巴罗获得世界粮食奖，表彰其在粮食安全领域的贡献[1]。2023年，英国国王查尔斯三世册封他为爵士[1]。他的葬礼定于2025年8月4日星期一举行，仅限近亲参加[1]。
Dr. David Nabarro, a prominent global health expert who served as the World Health Organization's COVID-19 envoy, has passed away at his home on July 25, 2025, at the age of 75[1]. Throughout his career spanning decades, Nabarro made significant contributions across multiple health domains including malaria control, humanitarian crisis response, and pandemic preparedness.
Nabarro held several senior leadership positions at WHO between 1999 and 2005, including serving as executive director of the malaria control program[1]. His work extended beyond the organization as he took on multiple roles within the United Nations from 2005 to 2017, addressing challenges ranging from avian influenza and food security to the West African Ebola outbreak[1]. Most recently, he served as WHO's COVID-19 envoy from March 2020 until his death in July 2025[1].
His distinguished career was marked by international recognition. In 2018, Nabarro received the World Food Prize, and in 2023, he was knighted by King Charles III of the United Kingdom[1]. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus paid tribute to Nabarro as "a great advocate for global health and health equity"[1]. A private funeral service for close family members is scheduled for Monday, August 4, 2025[1].