What was Prof Adeoye Lambo from Nigeria at WHO?
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 | | AU congratulates Dr Tedros Adhanom on historic win as first WHO Director-General from Africa Addis Ababa, Ethiopia - 23 May 2017: The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, warmly congratulates Dr Tedros Adhanom on his election as the first ever Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) from the African region. "The world has chosen a consummate global health statesman with a strong track record of embedding global public health and health security as a vital cornerstone of human development," said H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the AU Commission. Dr Adhanom emerged victorious in a tough election against two strong candidates; Dr Sania Nishtar from Pakistan and Dr David Nabarro from the United Kingdom. Dr Adhanom was recently at the helm of drafting The African Union Agenda 2063, which represents the strategic framework guiding Africa's development priorities for the next fifty years ( http://www.au.int/web/agenda2063), while serving as Chair of the Executive Council of the AU. H.E. Mahamat wishes Dr Tedros a successful tenure at the helm of WHO robustly working towards a better, healthier future for all people around the globe. The AU Commission affirms its support of Dr Tedros's priorities which include WHO reform; universal health coverage; health security; women, child and adolescent health; and the health impacts of climate and environmental change. The AU Commission Chairperson also thanks African Ministers of health for their united and steadfast support for Dr Tedros during the campaign. When Africa speaks with one voice, She wins. BY EVELYN JOE
| | WHO: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the Director-General candidates forum
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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Africa's Candidate for Director General of WHO Dr. Tedros is a former Health and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia.
In January 2017 WHO's Executive Board drew up a shortlist of five candidates: Dr Tedros; Dr Sania Nishtar, 53, of Pakistan; Dr David Nabarro , 67, of the UK; Prof. Philippe Douste-Blazy, 64, of France; and Dr Flavia Bustreo, 55, of Italy for the position of WHO's Director General.
Dr. Tedros; Dr. Nabarro; and Dr. Nishtar were selected by vote. Dr. Tedros got the most votes after two rounds of balloting. The three will proceeded to the final vote by the World Health Assembly, the supreme decision-making body for WHO, which held its 70th assembly on May 23, 2017.
Best qualified candidate
Africa was unwaveringly united behind Dr. Tedros candidacy. Rwanda's Minister for Foreign Affairs and Government Spokesperson, H.E. Louise Mushikiwabo, described Dr. Tedros as one of the best qualified individuals to lead the global agency.
She told The New Times that: "The upcoming WHO elections are important for Africa; we have the best qualified candidate in Dr Tedros."
"All African countries have united behind him, and Africa is ready to play its part in global health. For us in Rwanda, and for the larger eastern Africa, we feel proud and look forward to May 23."
Uganda's Minister of State for EAC affairs, H.E. Julius Maganda, praised the Ethiopian former Minister of Health as ''the best contender'' to be the global health agency's eighth director-general. "We are very happy to see that we have got a candidate in Dr Tedros. This is a very good candidature and we really support it as a region," Maganda said. Maganda said the most important thing is that if Dr Tedros wins, this "would definitely be serving Africa" because he will be the first African to lead the organisation in its 69-year history. "So, we really support his candidature as Uganda, as a region in the East African Community, and as a neighbour of Ethiopia. I know that he is going to do much for Africa and the world as a whole." In fact, we, the African, people took to the Internet, Facebook to promote Dr. Tedros' candidacy and responded head-on to distractors. Yes, H. E. Faki Mahamat is right, when Africa speaks with ONE VOICE, WE WIN. Follow Dr. Tedros on Facebook. Visit: Website
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