Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus rempile

Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday re-elected the Ethiopian for a second five-year term as Director General. Not surprisingly, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the only candidate for his succession, continues the adventure at the head of the World Health Organization (WHO). First elected in 2017, the former Ethiopian Minister of Health (2005 – 2012) was reappointed at the 75th World Health Assembly held in Geneva, Switzerland. “Today’s vote is the culmination of an election process that began in April 2021 when Member States were invited to nominate candidates. In January 2022, the Executive Board of the WHO had proposed Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to again occupy the post of Director General”, explains the specialized agency of the United Nations on its site. Officially, the new mandate of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus begins on August 16, 2022. “In accordance with the rules of procedure of the World Health Assembly, the mandate of the Director General can only be renewed once”, specifies the WHO . During his first mandate, the former head of Ethiopian diplomacy (2012 – 2016) initiated “a profound transformation of the WHO so that it is more efficient and can thus obtain an impact in the countries in order to promote the health, to better protect people in emergency situations and to make access to health care more equitable”. In addition, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus “led the WHO response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Ebola virus disease outbreaks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the health consequences of multiple other humanitarian crises” , underlines the source. Prior to WHO, he also served as Chairman of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Chairman of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership Board and Chairman of the Maternal Health Partnership Board , newborns and children.