UNFPA names Ashley Judd Goodwill Ambassador

Updated: 2016-03-16 10:15

(Agencies)

Actress Ashley Judd appears at a news conference at United Nations headquarters upon her appointment as the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) Goodwill Ambassador in New York, March 15, 2016. [Photo/Agencies]

However, he also said that women living and visiting the affected areas need to use family planning, and that men too should use condoms because it is now known that Zika can now be spread as a sexually transmitted disease.

The World Health Organization declared the cluster of microcephaly cases and other neurological disorders reported in Brazil, a public health emergency of international concern on Feb 1, but the exact connection between babies born with microcephaly and Zika virus is still subject to scientific study.

Judd is known for her acting career in film and television beginning in the 1990s. She also has a master's in public administration from Harvard University.