Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been nominated for the position of the World Health Organization chief before re-election in May.
Currently, he is the sole nominee for the position after the procedural vote held on Tuesday. He is all but guaranteed a second term.
“I’d like to congratulate Dr. Tedros for your nomination as the DG (director-general) for an additional period of five years, as from 16th August 2022,” Patrick Amoth, head of the WHO’s 34-member executive board, said after a secret-ballot nomination vote.
Dr. Tedros was elected to the WHO leadership in 2017, and his five-year term expires in August 2022.
During his tenure, he has led the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the worst public health crisis witnessed in a century. The virus has killed nearly 5 million people worldwide, according to the latest data from the WHO.
As COVID-19 has spread, 56-year-old Tedros has become the public face of the global fight against it, holding near-daily news conferences, calling heads of state when the virus reaches their doorstep to offer support and tweeting frequently to his 1.6 million followers.
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