World Health Organisation (WHO) member states on Tuesday confirmed the re-election of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for a second term as Director-General.
Humbled & honoured to be elected to serve a 2nd term as @WHO Director-General. I'm deeply grateful for the trust & confidence of Member States. I thank all #healthworkers & my @WHO colleagues around the 🌍. I look forward to continuing our journey together. #ProudToBeWHO #WHA75 pic.twitter.com/1L0GwkRKbc
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) May 24, 2022
“This honour, though, comes with great responsibility and I am committed to working with all countries, my colleagues around the world, and our valued partners, to ensure WHO delivers on its mission to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable,” said Dr Tedros.
His re-election was confirmed during the 75th World Health Assembly in Geneva. He was the sole candidate.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the first African to lead the agency and the only director-general not qualified as a medical doctor.
Dr Tedros’s new mandate officially commences on 16 August 2022. A Director-General can be re-appointed once, in accordance with World Health Assembly rules and procedures.
My remarks on being elected to serve a second term as @WHO Director-General. #ProudToBeWHO #WHA75 https://t.co/mPUDtphZXn
— Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) May 24, 2022
During his first term, Dr Tedros instituted a wide-ranging Transformation of the WHO, aimed at increasing the Organization’s efficiency driving impact at the country level to promote healthier lives, protect more people in emergencies and increase equitable access to health. He also guided WHO’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, outbreaks of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the health impacts of multiple other humanitarian crises.
Before first being appointed WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia from 2012–to 2016 and as Minister of Health, Ethiopia from 2005– 2012.
He had also served as chair of the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; as chair of the Roll Back Malaria (RBM) Partnership Board; and as co-chair of the Board of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health.
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