Tedros re-elected as head of WHO for a second term

The first African to lead the World Health Organization (WHO), the Ethiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was reappointed on Tuesday May 24 for a second five-year term, announced the president of the World Health Assembly.

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The betting was almost done before the vote by secret ballot at the World Assembly currently being held in Geneva: Doctor Tedros, 57, was the only candidate in the running.