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Delon Human

Specialist Family Physician and President
Health Diplomats

Delon Human is a specialist family physician and president of Health Diplomats, a global health consulting group specializing in strategy, access to healthcare and harm reduction.

Previously, Human served as the secretary-general and CEO of the World Medical Association, secretary-general of the International Food and Beverage Alliance, secretary-general of the African Medical Association, secretary-general of the African Harm Reduction Alliance and adviser to the World Health Organization director-general and the U.N. secretary-general.

Human is a published author, international lecturer and healthcare consultant. He has become a vocal advocate for change in public health thinking from the abstinence-only approach to a more pragmatic and expanded use of smoke-free nicotine-delivery systems as a substitute or cessation tool for smoking. He authored the book Wise Nicotine.

Human holds qualifications in medicine, child health and business studies.