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.

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 ...

Jan 20, 2025 · 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 16, 2025 · On Tuesday, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned of "further cases in the coming days as disease surveillance improves" in the latest suspected outbreak in Tanzania. What is the Marburg ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Dodoma – Tanzania today confirmed an outbreak of Marburg virus disease in the northwestern Kagera region after one case tested positive for the virus following investigations and laboratory analysis of suspected cases of the disease. ... Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in the country’s administrative capital Dodoma.

Jan 15, 2025 · The World Health Organization said an outbreak of suspected Marburg disease has killed eight people in a remote part of northern Tanzania. "We are aware of 9 cases so far, including 8 people who have died," WHO chief Tedros …

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 · 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 16, 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...