WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus appointed for second five-year term

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Category : International Published on: November 01 2021

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, is set to serve a second five-year term.
Tedros, the first African to lead the United Nations Health Organization, has presided over the agency's complex response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has overshadowed his tenure.
Tedros became the first African candidate to lead the powerful UN agency in 2017.

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WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus appointed for second five-year term