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Bookmark or Share- Director-General of the World Health Organization - WikipediaThe director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) is the chief executive officer of the World Health Organization and the principal advisor to the United Nations on matters pertaining global health. The director general is elected by and answers to the World Health Assembly (WHA).
- Biography - World Health Organization (WHO)Profile. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected WHO Director-General for a five-year term by WHO Member States at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in May 2017. In doing so, he was the first WHO Director-General elected from among multiple candidates by the World Health Assembly, and was the first person from the WHO African Region to ...
- WHO Director-General - World Health Organization (WHO)Achieving this vision will require a strong, effective WHO that is able to meet emerging challenges and achieve the health objectives of the Sustainable Development Goals. We need a WHO – fit for the 21st century – that belongs to all, equally. We need a WHO that is efficiently managed, adequately resourced and results driven, with a strong ...
- Tedros re-elected to lead the World Health Organization24 May 2022 Health. The Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency.
- Governance - World Health Organization (WHO)Director-General. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of WHO, elected by a vote of Member States at the World Health Assembly on 23 May 2017 and re-elected for a second 5-year term on 24 May 2022. The Director-General is WHO's chief technical and administrative officer and oversees the policy for the Organization's ...
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