Tedros was elected as Director-General of the World Health Organization by the World Health Assembly on 23 May 2017, [5] [57] [58] becoming the first director-general who is not a medical doctor, [59] [60] with an overwhelming 133 votes out of 185.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected WHO Director-General for a five-year term by WHO Member States at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017.

4 days ago · Tedros Adhanom, Ethiopian biologist and public health official who was the first African to serve as director general (2017– ) of the World Health Organization. Tedros was known for his efforts to establish transparency and international cooperation to control disease.

Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected WHO Director-General by WHO Member States at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in 2017. In doing so, he was the first WHO Director-General elected from among multiple candidates by the World Health Assembly, and was the first person from the WHO ...

6 days ago · World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus addresses a press conference on the Marburg virus outbreak at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda, Oct. 20, 2024.

The current director-general is Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was appointed on 1 July 2017, [2] and re-appointed on 24 May 2022. [3] The Director-General also leads the World Health Organization Secretariat and is also the ex-officio Secretary of the World Health Assembly , the World Health Organization Executive Board, and of all commissions ...

I envision a world in which everyone can live healthy, productive lives, regardless of who they are or where they live. I believe the global commitment to sustainable development – enshrined in the Sustainable Development Goals – offers a unique opportunity to address the social, economic and political determinants of health and improve the ...

May 24, 2022 · WHO Member States today re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency. Dr Tedros was first elected in 2017.

2 days ago · Health Care. Trump’s beef with the World Health Organization is personal He’s said the UN body’s head, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, treated China better than him during the pandemic.