community-based health services

Ethiopia’s Tedros Elected New WHO Chief

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Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom was elected as the new head of the powerful World Health Organization on Tuesday, vowing to shake up an agency seen as needing major reform. The former Ethiopian health minister beat out Britain’s David Nabarro and Sania Nishtar of Pakistan in the race to lead the UN’s public health body. The result … Read more

WHO Reform A Top Priority For Ethiopia’s Tedros

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The first African to head the World Health Organization, Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom, says he aims to replicate his success in turning around his country’s healthcare system on the global stage. The 52-year-old’s campaign focused on overhauling the UN health agency after its much-criticised handling of the west African Ebola epidemic, and speculation that the United … Read more