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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 ...
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The 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). [1] The current director-general is Tedros Adhanom ...
No.[7]NationalityNameTenure8Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ...2017–Incumbent7Margaret Chan 陳馮富珍9 November 2006 – 30 June 2017–23 May 2006 – 9 November 2006628 January 2003 – 23 May 2006- World Health Assembly
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May 24, 2022 · 24 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. First elected in 2017, his re-election by secret ballot, was confirmed during the 75 th World Health Assembly in Geneva.
Apr 17, 2023 · Key leadership appointments made to drive WHO strategic direction and initiatives. The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed five new senior figures to its headquarters leadership team in Geneva. The new appointments follow the reappointment of Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to his second five-year term as Director-General.
The World Health Organization is a member of the United Nations Development Group. Membership Countries by World Health Organization membership status. As of January 2021, the WHO has 194 member states: all member states of the United Nations except for Liechtenstein (192 countries), plus the Cook Islands and Niue.
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Who we are. Founded in 1948, WHO is the United Nations agency that connects nations, partners and people to promote health, keep the world safe and serve the vulnerable – so everyone, everywhere can attain the highest level of health. The people at WHO.
May 23, 2017 · May 23, 2017 2:11 PM EDT. O n Tuesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a health expert from Ethiopia, was elected as the new director-general to lead ...
