WHO's Glenn Thomas dies in MH17 Crash

July 2014 was a sad month for WHO as the organization lost one of its own on the Malaysian Airlines MH17 crash of 17July. Glenn Thomas from the Department of Communications was travelling to the International AIDS Conference in Australia. He met this tragic end while in the line of duty for global health.

Glenn had been with WHO for more than a decade. He joined WHO from the BBC and spent many years providing communications support to the TB Department. Since 2012 he had been working on the media team in the Department of Communications, regularly hosting press conferences and working with journalists to promote the work of WHO.

Our deepest condolences go to his family, friends and colleagues.