Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelled ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ; [1] [a] born 3 March 1965) [2] is an Ethiopian [2] public health official, researcher, [3] diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017.

4 days ago · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks to journalists during a press conference at the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on April 6, 2023. ... WHO is currently working to stop outbreaks of Marburg virus in Tanzania, Ebola in Uganda and mpox in Congo.

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected WHO Director-General by WHO Member States at the Seventieth World Health Assembly in 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 head the world’s leading public ...

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.

Jan 20, 2025 · President of the Republic of Tanzania, Her Excellency Samia Suluhu Hassan, made the announcement during a press briefing alongside World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in the …

Jan 26, 2025 · 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.

2 days ago · President Samia Suluhu Hassan (R). Left is WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during a press briefing in Dodoma today, discussing Tanzania's efforts to combat the Marburg Virus Disease.

Jan 20, 2025 · WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the global risk from Tanzania's current outbreak was "low". "Even though there is no approved treatment or vaccines, outbreaks can be ...

Nov 24, 2024 · Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), a position he has held since 2017. In this role, he has led global health initiatives and responses to public health emergencies, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan 17, 2025 · At a virtual press conference from Geneva on Thursday, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tanzania should "send the samples it has collected to international reference...