Topic: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO says countries have finalised historic pandemic agreement after three years of negotiations
On Wednesday morning in Geneva, countries finalised a draft global agreement aimed at improving how the world prepares for and responds to pandemics. This...
Gaza genocide: WHO chief says conditions at Kamal Adwan ‘appalling’, calls ‘for this hell to stop’
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says a team from the UN health agency and its partners reached Kamal Adwan Hospital two days ago, “amid hostilities and explosions in the vicinity of the hospital during the mission.”
Only five trucks of medical supplies were allowed into Gaza last week: WHO Chief
On Thursday, the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said only five WHO trucks of medial supplies were allowed into Gaza...
Gaza has become a ‘death zone’, warns WHO chief
“Gaza has become a death zone,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation’s Director-General told reporters on Wednesday during a press briefing in Geneva.
“Much of the territory...
WHO head Tedros faces a challenge all humanitarians know well
Mukesh Kapila, University of Manchester
In 2017, the World Health Organisation (WHO) appointed Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as its director-general. He’s the first African and...
Omicron continues to sweep the world: WHO Chief
"Last week, there were more than 18 million reported cases," reminded World Health Organisation’s chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday in his opening...
