GENEVA — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus overcame late attacks on his record in Ethiopia to become Africa’s first director general of the World Health Organization.
A charismatic former health minister and diplomat, Tedros, 52, pointed to his track record of developing a vast network of health centers in his country and leadership of another high-profile international health organization, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. In his final address to delegates, Tedros invoked the memory of his brother, killed by a common disease at the age of seven.
His motivation to lead the agency, he said, came from “knowing survival to …read more
Source: European Voice
