Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Jan 9, 2025 | ajc.com | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Outside the main entrance of the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva stands a bronze statue of an African boy walking ahead of his blinded father, guiding him with a long stick they both hold. This poignant artwork depicts how onchocerciasis, an ancient disease commonly known as river blindness, impacts many of the world’s poorest people. Several replicas have been installed around the world, including notably at the Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Jan 8, 2025 | statnews.com | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Outside the main entrance of World Health Organization’s headquarters in Geneva stands a bronze statue of an African boy walking ahead of his blinded father, guiding him with a long stick they both hold. This poignant artwork depicts how onchocerciasis, an ancient disease commonly known as river blindness, impacts many of the world’s poorest people. Several replicas have been installed around the world, including the Carter Center in Atlanta.

Dec 18, 2024 | bmj.com | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director generalWorld Health Organizationtedrosag{at}who.intConflict and attacks on healthcare must cease, as without peace there can be no health, writes WHO chief Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusWar and disease are old friends. In the Napoleonic wars and the American Civil War, more soldiers died from disease than in battle.

Dec 17, 2024 | telegraph.co.uk | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

During my time as Minister of Health in Ethiopia, we wanted to transform the country’s health system, and I was looking for guidance on how to do it. It turned out the World Health Organization (WHO) had exactly what I was looking for – but it wasn’t WHO that told me about it; I only found it by Googling. My experience is not unique.

Nov 19, 2024 | mg.co.za | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Every year, more than 350 000 women across the world die from cervical cancer and another 660 000 are diagnosed. As a consequence, children are orphaned, families impoverished and communities diminished by the loss of mothers, wives, daughters and sisters. And yet, unlike most other cancers, almost all these cases and deaths can be averted.