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The Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, could soon begin his second term in charge of the entity, after securing the group’s nomination.
The nomination of WHO Executive Board on Tuesday, paves the way for his official re-election in May. A CEO can be re-elected once, which means that Tedros is eligible for an additional five-year term. Tedros was the only proposed candidate.
The Ethiopian head of the WHO has taken center stage since the coronavirus in China, working with scientists and governments to slow the spread of the pathogen and understand its origins.
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Last year, as countries around the world increased the supply of vaccines, Tedros repeatedly criticized rich countries and manufacturers for doing too little to distribute life-saving vaccines to poorer nations. The WHO it lacks the authority to compel nations to follow its directions.
Tedros it has also been criticized during the pandemic. In early 2020, the WHO was slow to qualify the outbreak as a pandemic and to emphasize the airborne nature of transmission. Initially, he also refused to recommend the widespread use of masks. And when it came to investigating the origins of the virus, he faced accusations that he was not pushing China hard enough.
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More recently, the WHO He warned that countries should not abandon public health measures as the pandemic is not over yet and the situation remains unpredictable. An increasing number of governments around the world are pressing to adapt to living with the Covid-19, which they say shows signs of becoming endemic.