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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, (born 3 March 1965 in Asmara, Eritrea (formerly Ethiopia)[1]), is an Ethiopian public health official who has been the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) since 2017.

Early life

In 1986, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the University of Asmara.[1] In 1986, after his first degree, he joined the Ethiopian Ministry of Health as a junior public health expert.

He studied at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and was awarded a Master of Science degree in immunology of infectious diseases from the University of London in 1992.[1]

Public health work

Tedros sought additional education. He attended the University of Nottingham where in 2000 he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in public health.[1] He then returned to Ethiopia. In 2001, Tedros was appointed head of the Tigray Region Health Bureau.[2] In 2003, he was elevated to Deputy Minister for Health. Then in 2005 he was appointed to be Minister for Health.[3] He was then selected to be Minister for Foreign Affairs.[4]

Director-General of the World Health Organization

Tedros was elected Director-General of the World Health Organization in April 2017.[4]

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation contributes very large sums of money to the WHO.[5] These large sums of money allow Bill Gates to have effective control over the WHO where he reportedly is treated as a "head-of-state."[6]

Polio vaccine scandal

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI).[7] Oral polio vaccine with live polio virus was supplied by the World Health Organization,[8] which can cause infection with polio virus.[9] Outbreaks of polio have been reported in Afghanistan, Chad, Ethiopia, Iran, Pakistan and Sudan.[8]k

It is not clear if Bill Gates's influence caused the WHO to adopt a vaccine with live virus in it.

Male circumcision

The WHO has maintained a difficult, erroneous, and unsatisfactory position on male circumcision (MC) to prevent female to male HIV infection at least since 2007.

Personal life

Tedros is married to Kidist. They have five children.[10]

External links

References

  1. ↑ a b c d REFweb Curriculum Vitae: Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus Icons-mini-file pdf.svg, WHO. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
  2. ↑ REFweb Ministerial Leadership Initiative for Global Health. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ↑ REFweb (19 June 2013). Transforming health care in Ethiopia, Boston Consulting Group. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  4. ↑ a b REFweb Biography, World Health Organization. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  5. ↑ REFnews McPhillips, Deidre (29 May 2020)."Gates Foundation Donations to WHO Nearly Match Those From U.S. Government", U.S. News and World Report. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  6. ↑ REFnews Harris, Niamh (20 April 2020)."Gates Foundation Is World Health Organization’s Second Largest Donor", News Punch. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  7. ↑ REFweb Polio, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ↑ a b REFnews Durden, Tyler (4 September 2020)."UN Forced To Admit Gates-Funded Vaccine Is Causing Polio Outbreak In Africa", ZeroHedge. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
    Quote: While international organisations like the World Health Organization (WHO) will regular boast about supposedly ‘eradicating polio’ with vaccines, the opposite seems to be the case. Their decades-long campaign to eradicate polio is now killing scores of innocent young people living in poor countries.
  9. ↑ REFweb Polio and the Introduction of IPV. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  10. ↑ REFweb (15 April 2020). WHO Dr. Tedros Adhanom’s Wife Kidist, Daily Entertainer. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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