Head of WHO wants second term but full support is unlikely
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has distanced himself from the findings of a WHO-led mission into the origins of Covid-19, written with Chinese scientists
03 May 2021 - 16:34
Bengaluru/Geneva — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), plans to run for a second five-year term as the head of the agency, Stat News reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Tedros has been the public face of the WHO’s efforts to grapple with the Covid-19 pandemic since the new SARS-CoV-2 virus emerged in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in late 2019...
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