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Reelection of Ghebreyesus as Director-General of the World Health Organization for a second term

Reelection of Ghebreyesus as Director-General of the World Health Organization for a second term

By م.زهير الشاعر

Published: May 25, 2022

Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was elected on Tuesday for a second term of 5 years as head of the World Health Organization.
Ghebreyesus is the first African to hold the position of Director-General of the World Health Organization.
 

The vast majority of the organization's 194 member states voted in favor of Ghebreyesus continuing as Director-General.
 

German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach said on "Twitter" on Tuesday that members of the World Health Organization re-elected Ghebreyesus as the Director-General of the organization for a new term.
 

He explained: "Dr. Tedros was just re-elected as Director-General of the World Health Organization. Congratulations. He fully deserves it."

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