Prime minister Abdiweli appoints new minister for health

The prime minister of federal republic of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has appointed new minister for health.

Ali Mohamud Mohamed ( Ali Hareed) was appointed to replace the former minister Gen. Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud.

Ali Hareed served as the state minister for defense, minister for tourism of transitional federal government of Somalia and a member of federal parliament.

His appointment comes a time when Ebola outbreak has killed more than 700 people in West Africa is moving faster than efforts to control the disease.