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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelt ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official, researcher, diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017.
Learn about the life and achievements of Dr Tedros, the first WHO Director-General from the African Region and a leader in global health reforms. Find out how he transformed WHO's strategy, structure, processes, culture and partnerships to promote health for all.
Learn about the vision, biography and speeches of Dr Tedros, the first African to lead WHO. He aims to make WHO a fit-for-purpose global health agency for the 21st century.
Jun 1, 2024 · Tedros Adhanom, Ethiopian biologist and public health official who was the first African to serve as director general (2017– ) of the World Health Organization. Tedros was known for his efforts to establish transparency and international cooperation to control disease.
- Kara Rogers
May 27, 2024 · WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asks nations to come together to find a common approach to common challenges and embody the same ideal on which WHO was founded 76 years ago: All for Health, and Health for All.
May 7, 2020 · Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organization (WHO), is something of a superstar these days.
May 24, 2022 · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected as director-general of the World Health Organization, setting him up for another five years in the top job at the global health body....
