Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected head of the World Health Organization on Tuesday, setting him up for another five year term as director-general of the global health body.
He was re-elected for his second term in a secret ballot, after running unopposed.
And in an unusual move, his home country Ethiopia, did not back his candidacy.
Although the WHO, under his leadership had often been criticized for a slow response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been praised for greater equality in access to medicines and tools to combat the pandemic.
Tedros will lead the WHO until 2027.
Under current rules, a director-general can only be re-elected once.
He was re-elected for his second term in a secret ballot, after running unopposed.
And in an unusual move, his home country Ethiopia, did not back his candidacy.
Although the WHO, under his leadership had often been criticized for a slow response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has also been praised for greater equality in access to medicines and tools to combat the pandemic.
Tedros will lead the WHO until 2027.
Under current rules, a director-general can only be re-elected once.
