WORLD IN BRIEF : WORLDWIDE : New York Doctor to Direct AIDS Effort
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The World Health Organization put its battle against AIDS under the temporary leadership of a New York City doctor after Dr. Jonathan Mann quit over differences with WHO’s director general. Dr. Michael H. Merson, 44, will be acting head of the Global Program on AIDS until June 14, when Mann’s resignation takes effect.
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