Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus re-elected as Director General of WHO for the next five years

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus re-elected as Director General of WHO for the next five years

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Category : International Published on: May 26 2022

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  • Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African to head the World Health Organization, has been re-elected for a second term.
  • Dr Tedros was first elected in 2017.
  • His re-election was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
  • Before first being appointed WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia from 2012–2016 and as Minister of Health, Ethiopia from 2005–2012.
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