The new director-general of WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, delivers his speech after his election in Geneva on Tuesday last week. PHOTO | WHO
What you need to know:
Dr Tedros is the first African to serve at that capacity, taking over from Dr Margareth Chan, a Hong Kong-Canadian physician, who has served the organisation for 10. Dr Chan delegated the People’s Republic of China from 2006 to 2017.
