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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official, researcher, diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017.
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.
WHO Director-General. "Together for a healthier world". Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Vision. I envision a world in which everyone can live healthy, productive lives, regardless of who they are or where they live.
Jun 1, 2024 · 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.
May 27, 2024 · WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asks nations to come together to find a common approach to common challenges and embody the same ideal on which WHO was founded 76 years ago: All for Health, and Health for All.
May 24, 2022 · The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public...
Oct 29, 2021 · GENEVA, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has steered the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is on course to serve a second five-year term as head of the World Health...
May 7, 2020 · Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), is something of a superstar these days.
May 24, 2022 · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected as director-general of the World Health Organization, setting him up for another five years in the top job at the global health body.
May 22, 2023 · WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was delivering his report to the 76th World Health Assembly, the UN agency’s decision-making body, which is meeting this week. Threat still remains. “The end...
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected as WHO Director-General for a five-year term by WHO Member States at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017.
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.
May 24, 2017 · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, 52, will succeed Dr. Margaret Chan on July 1. It took three rounds of secret-ballot voting for Tedros — who is known by his first name — to claim the top...
Dr. Ghebreyesus was the Minister of Health, Ethiopia from 2005 to 2012, he led a comprehensive reform of the country’s health system, built on the foundation of universal health coverage even in the most remote areas.
Apr 24, 2020 · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been criticized for his performance during the cholera epidemic in in Ethiopia during which he appeared to condone the secrecy of autocratic states.
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.
May 23, 2017 · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of Ethiopia was voted director general of the World Health Organization on Tuesday, the first African ever to head the agency. The election was the first...
Apr 15, 2020 · Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, is an advocate for equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines in countries around the globe.
Apr 9, 2020 · Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the current Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the first non-physician to hold the position. Ghebreyesus was born in 1965 in Asmara, Eritrea, East Africa, to Adhanom Ghebreyesus and Melashu Weldegabir.
Jan 15, 2022 · WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who previously served as the Ethiopian health minister and foreign minister, said earlier this week that aid was being blocked from getting...
3 days ago · Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends an ACANU briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, December 15, 2023. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo.
Jan 7, 2017 · Today, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus takes office as Director-General of the World Health Organization, succeeding Dr Margaret Chan, who has held office since 1 January 2007.
5 days ago · On Friday, the agency’s chief, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said that even polio, a disease that has been eradicated in much of the world, was present in Gaza. A variant of poliovirus has ...
Jul 26, 2022 · A tweet sent by an unverified user on 24 July, 2022, claims that the director-general of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was arrested by Interpol for "crimes against humanity and genocide."
3 days ago · This guidance includes recommendations on necessary vaccines, protection against illnesses such as respiratory diseases and mosquito- and tick-borne illnesses, and advice on staying cool and hydrated.
4 days ago · Meanwhile, the UN World Health Organization said it is also joining Paris Olympics, supporting the International Olympic Committee and France to help make the world’s leading sport spectacle healthy and safe for spectators and athletes alike.“From promoting physical activity to protecting people from a range of health threats, WHO has been proud to play its part in making the Paris Olympics a success,” highlighted Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. WHO and the ...
Sep 13, 2020 · Address - Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General. Healthier behaviours: incorporating behavioural and cultural insights. Policy & Governance f. Health through the Life Course. Conflict in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory.
4 days ago · “Just as athletes and fans around the world have been preparing for the Paris Olympics, WHO has been working with the IOC and the Government of France to make sure these Games are healthy and safe for everyone involved,” said WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
