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Africa: New WHO Chief, Tedros Ghebreyesus, Takes Office
Premium Times, 1 July 2017
Tedros Ghebreyesus, who was recently elected the World Health Organization's, WHO Director-General, resumed for a 5 years term Saturday. Read more »
New WHO Chief Tedros Takes Office
The new World Health Organisation Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus says he will focus on five main areas of work during his tenure - achieving universal health coverage; strengthening the capacity of national authorities and local communities to detect, prevent and manage health emergencies; improving the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents; addressing the health impacts of climate and environmental change; and building a transformed, transparent and accountable WHO.
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