Ethiopia's Tedros wins WHO race, first African to get top jobEthiopia's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus won the race to be the next head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday, becoming the first African to lead the United Nations agency. FILE PHOTO: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, candidate for Director General of the World Health Organisation, attends a news conference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, January 26, 2017. Tedros will begin his five-year term after Margaret Chan, a former Hong Kong health director, steps down after 10 years on June 30. I was in your shoes and I can understand you better," Tedros told the ministers. Tedros was widely seen as having the support of about 50 African votes, but questions about his role in restricting human rights and Ethiopia's cover-up of a cholera outbreak surfaced late in the race, threatening to tarnish his appeal.

Source: VietNamNet News May 23, 2017 17:37 UTC