Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusVerified account

@DrTedros

Director General of the World Health Organization

Geneva, Switzerland
Joined September 2010

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  1. Today, together with Minister of Health , I launched the Integrated Package of Essential Health Services. is committed to working with the government of 🇦🇫 to strengthen its health system on the road towards

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  2. Thank you for the warm welcome, Minister of Health ! I am here today and tomorrow with Regional Director, Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, to support 🇦🇫 in its mission to and achieve .

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  3. . Deputy Minister Dr Paikan received in today on his 2days visit. Director General, on his 1st official visit, is here advocating 4 eradication & Afghans. Follow us 4 highlights of his visit.

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  4. መልካም ገና!

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  5. 16 hours ago

    DG to the Team on the ground in Béni, Butembo, Komanda. "There is no more immense pleasure in these moments of celebration and family reunion than to come and share this moment with the team in the field". From 31 December to 2nd January DG was in .

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  6. WHO says progress against Ebola in Congo will be lost if violence goes on | Article [AMP] | Reuters

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  7. 21 hours ago

    Is 2019 the year for a bigger, bolder ? Sounds like it, to hear it from himself >>

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  8. Jan 4

    Striking photo leading this story of the injured Ebola vaccination worker flying with and I believe ‘s Mike Ryan, assistant director general for emergency response, tending to him. leadership in action.

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  9. WHO: Experimental Ebola vaccine in the DRC has saved countless lives

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  10. Thank you, Prime Minister of Uganda for your time to discuss the current response in & preparedness activities in 🇺🇬. is committed to ending the outbreak and ensuring it does not spread either within DRC or across borders.

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  11. The responders in are sacrificing a lot. They’ve worked flat-out for months, away from their families, to combat one of the world’s deadliest viruses in a risky environment. To say I’m proud of them is an understatement.

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  12. The outbreak in is occurring in the most difficult context imaginable. To end it the response needs to be supported and expanded, not further complicated. Ebola is unforgiving, and disruptions give the virus the advantage

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  13. Great to meet the Mayor of Beni, , Nyonyi Masumbuko Bwanakawa. I thanked him for continuously supporting the response. He updated me on engagement with Beni's youth - they apologized for vandalizing some health structures last week and promised to respect the response.

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  15. WHO's shared a New Year's meal with responders and WHO colleagues in Komanda, 🇨🇩

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  16. In its first 100 days, 's ambitious scheme has provided free care for almost 700,000 people. I applaud Prime Minister and Health Minister for their visionary leadership for .

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  17. Jan 2

    23 years ago, from a refugee camp in Kenya, my father and I arrived at an airport in Washington DC. Today, we return to that same airport on the eve of my swearing in as the first Somali-American in Congress. 🙏🏾

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  18. We cannot end the outbreak in without ’s support. Honoured to meet Force Intervention Brigade Commander General Patrick Dube, to thank him for MONUSCO's priceless contribution and to offer my condolences on the killing of 7 UN peacekeepers in Beni in November.

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  19. Great to have Director join me on this trip to see situation first hand to understand what additional support he can offer. My admiration also goes to my ADG Mike Ryan, who tirelessly leads his team in HQ & on the ground & for for evacuation

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  20. New year violence against vaccination team near Komanda left one hurt and another missing (since retrieved). The wounded was evacuated for advanced care. My enormous respect for heroic responders who continue to save lives despite the difficult situation.

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