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Wednesday 25 May 2022 9:22 am

Emotional Tedros survives global Covid storm as he is re-elected as WHO head for five more years

By: Michiel Willems

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The World Health Organization’s (WHO) members re-elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director General by a strong majority for another five years.

After taking his oath, Tedros gave a speech in which he spoke about his brother who died at a young age from what he now thinks was measles.

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