The Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected for a second 5-year term as Director-General of the World Health Organization, it was announced. The 57-year-old former Health Minister ...

On May 23, Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus became the first African to be elected as director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO). Upon taking the UN agency’s top position, the former ...

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Government of Ethiopia, and will begin his five-year term on 1 July 2017. Prior to his election as WHO’s next Director-General, Dr Tedros ...