Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus: News

21 Nov 2024

Brazil

WHO chief Ghebreyesus hospitalized in Rio de Janeiro: Report  

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been hospitalized in Brazil, local newspaper O Globo reported.

15 Aug 2024

Africa

WHO declares mpox a global public health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), its highest level of alert, due to a new variant of the mpox viral disease in Africa.