By TESFA-ALEM TEKLE More by this AuthorEthiopian Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was on Tuesday re-elected as head of the World Health Organization, for a second five-year. The director-general received more than two-thirds of votes cast in the secret ballot, with 155 votes for him out of the 160 cast. In the run up to new election, Tedros gained global support to head WHO for a second term after championing the global fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. Later, at least 17 EU members, backed by countries in other regions, formally nominated Tedros for his re-election. African countries, with the exception of his home country Ethiopia, have broadly supported Tedros who fought for more access of Covid-19 vaccines to Africa.

Source: Ethiopian News May 25, 2022 07:29 UTC