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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 06/10/2026

Since the first media reports, @who.int has been actively following up on the reported death of a laboratory worker at the Irkutsk Antiplague Research Institute in Irkutsk oblast, Russian Federation. My full statement ⬇️

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 27/09/2026

The #Ebola virus had a head start in the #DRC, and we are still playing catch-up. The response is growing stronger and we are seeing encouraging signs. But this epidemic is far from over. My update on the progress, challenges and what it will take to stop it ⬇️

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 27/09/2026

Is the world more ready than it was before COVID-19? Yes and no. But if leaders fulfil the commitments they made at the #UNGA High-Level meeting, they will make it a yes. #UNGA

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 26/09/2026

That’s a wrap on #UNGA. Different countries. Different priorities. Different perspectives. But health is one thing that connects us all. Preparedness for future health threats is a shared responsibility.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 25/09/2026

One meeting, many thoughts. Another day at #UNGA.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 25/09/2026

Pandemic prevention, preparedness and response is not just an aspiration. It is a global public good. My one ask to world leaders at the #UNGA High-Level Meeting: get the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing annex to the Pandemic Agreement done. As soon as possible.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 25/09/2026

Walk. Talk. Listen. Repeat. Another day of health diplomacy in motion at #UNGA.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 24/09/2026

Nearly a year after the ceasefire, #Gaza remains a humanitarian and public health emergency. The health system is under immense strain, and needs remain enormous.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 24/09/2026

From one conversation to the next, day 3 of making space for health at #UNGA.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 24/09/2026

This #UNGA, @eib.org and @who.int came together to discuss how to mobilise capital at scale alongside development banks, philanthropy and the private sector to turn health challenges into investment opportunities and measurable results. Together! #HealthForAll

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 23/09/2026

Meeting rooms. Corridors. Elevators. We need bold new thinking on how we finance #HealthForAll. Day 2 of #UNGA was about finding it.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 23/09/2026

Congratulations to Mike Bloomberg on his reappointment as @who.int Global Ambassador for NCDs & Injuries, marking 10 years of partnership and impact From tobacco control & road safety to data for health & now lead poisoning, your leadership has helped put the prevention higher on the global agenda

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/09/2026

22,022 steps and counting. That was day one of #UNGA. Walking and talking, quite literally. A healthy challenge to my fellow leaders this week: make every step count. Between meetings, Walk the Talk for your own health and for #HealthForAll the people we are here to serve.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 19/09/2026

We are seeing encouraging signs that we are gaining ground against #Ebola in the #DRC. But to slow this outbreak and stop it, we need more resources. We are grateful to all donors who have supported the response. More support is urgently needed. Full update ⬇️

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 17/09/2026

If it isn’t safe, it isn’t care. For people living with heart disease, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory disease, care is lifelong. A delayed diagnosis, wrong medicine, unsafe procedure or poor communication can cost lives. Everyone deserves safe care, for life. #WorldPatientSafetyDay

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 06/09/2026

In #Gaza, the humanitarian emergency continues to deepen, with public health risks growing as winter approaches and most people remain displaced in overcrowded tented camps. The already overwhelmed health system cannot withstand additional surges in disease and illness. The best medicine is peace.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 02/09/2026

In the fight against the #Ebola epidemic in #DRC, we have made a lot of progress, but it’s not enough, & we still face major challenges. Earning and keeping community trust & community ownership are key to changing the trajectory of the epidemic. My latest update on the situation & the response ⬇️

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 01/09/2026

Sad days for the @who.int family, with the sudden passing of Dr Vasee Moorthy. Vasee joined WHO in 2009 and made a major contribution to advancing the Organization’s work on clinical trials, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 18/08/2026

The #Ebola outbreak in #DRC remains a public health emergency of international concern, following the advice of today’s @who.int Emergency Committee meeting. 1/3

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 13/08/2026

#Ebola update, on the situation and challenges of the response in the #DRC ⬇️

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 12/08/2026

Every parent wants to keep their children safe, and vaccines are among the most powerful tools for doing that, making deadly diseases preventable.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 07/08/2026

But this must be backed by sustained commitment, greater resources, and stronger international support. Together, we must guarantee safe access for responders, protect civilians and health workers, and mobilize the support needed to end this outbreak and save lives.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 04/08/2026

Over the weekend, a medical storage facility adjacent to Al-Aqsa Hospital in #Gaza was attacked, damaging the facility and causing destruction of essential medical supplies, including some delivered by @who.int Due to its proximity to the attack, the hospital building also experienced damage ⬇️

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 28/07/2026

Science has enabled humanity to achieve extraordinary progress, but the challenge facing global health today is not simply how to produce innovation. For more than 125 years, Fiocruz has demonstrated that scientific excellence and social commitment are mutually reinforcing.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 28/07/2026

Deeply humbled to accept the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from Fiocruz. I accept this honour on behalf of the many colleagues with whom I have worked throughout my career, also on behalf of health workers around the world, who continue to serve their communities with courage, skill and compassion.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

The @who.int Constitution was never the work of one nation. It was built through international collaboration & signed by representatives from every region of the world. Different cultures. Different political systems. Different histories. United by one belief: health is a fundamental human right.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

South Africa's Dr Harry Sutherland Gear signed the WHO Constitution on behalf of the Union of South Africa, and later served as a member of the Executive Board, and as senior WHO official helping shape its early administrative and technical structures.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

Ethiopia's Mr Getahoun Tesemma championed transparent public health reporting and intervened in structural constitutional debates to advocate for developing countries.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

Egypt's Dr Aly Tewfik Shousha Pasha chaired Scope and Functions Committee, responsible for defining exactly what the WHO's global mandate, responsibilities, and day-to-day duties would be.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

African leaders also played an important role in shaping the WHO Constitution: Liberia's Dr Joseph Nathaniel Togba helped draft and sign the Constitution before later serving as the seventh President of the World Health Assembly.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

Dr Brock Chisholm did not draft the Constitution. He brought it to life. As @who.int's first Director-General, he transformed its founding vision into action, leading the Organization through its earliest years and helping establish the institution we know today.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

France also played a key role. André Cavaillon and Xavier Leclainche co-submitted France's draft Constitution, contributing ideas that informed the final text signed 80 years ago.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

Building @who.int required more than vision. It required drafting every principle, every article and every commitment. Sir William Jameson represented the United Kingdom throughout the drafting process and submitted one of the constitutional texts that helped shape the final document.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

🇳🇴 Dr Karl Evang was among the architects who shaped @who.int's foundations. As a member of the Technical Preparatory Committee, he helped define how the world's new health organization would work, demonstrating that lasting institutions are built through expertise, dialogue and shared purpose.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

Dr Andrija Štampar's, a 🇭🇷 representing Yugoslavia at the time, words at the 1946 Conference became the opening of the @who.int Constitution: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being." He later served as the first president of the WHA in 1948.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

But the man who was the initial author of the broader conceptions of international health work that developed between the two World Wars was 🇵🇱 Ludwik Rajchman, Medical Director of the Health Organization of the League. He later played a key role in the establishment of UNICEF.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

The @who.int idea did not emerge from scratch. Dr Raymond Gautier of 🇨🇭 brought his experience from the League of Nations Health Organisation into the creation of WHO. He later served as one of the first Assistant Director-General from 1948 until his retirement in 1950.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

At the 1945 San Francisco Conference establishing the UN, 🇨🇳 diplomat Dr Szeming Sze first proposed creating a dedicated global health organization. Together with 🇧🇷's Dr Geraldo de Paula Souza, he transformed that vision into reality.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

The @who.int Constitution did not appear overnight. Dr Thomas Parran, 🇺🇸 Surgeon General, convened and chaired the 1946 International Health Conference in New York, where delegates finalized and signed the Constitution. His leadership helped turn an ambitious vision into an international institution.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 22/07/2026

In a turbulent world of increasing division, we can all agree that everyone who sets out on a journey, to work, to school, to see the people they love, should reach their destination safely. I call on world leaders to ensure new UN declaration on #RoadSafety becomes more than words on a page.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 21/07/2026

Road deaths fall by 21% but stronger action is needed to save lives bit.ly/4hm2Ldc I commend countries for the strong political declaration adopted at the UN High-Level meeting on #RoadSafety, which aims to ensure more roads are designed for people first, not motor vehicles, with safety as priority

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 20/07/2026

JeanTodt got me safely to the UN. Now it's time for the real mission. World leaders are gathering for the High-Level Meeting on #RoadSafety to make new commitments that will save lives on the world's roads. @who.int stands ready to support them, so everyone can reach their destination safely.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 19/07/2026

Everyone who sets out on a journey deserves to arrive safely. Yet every minute, more than two people lose their lives on the world’s roads. Jean Todt and I have arrived in New York for the UN High Level Meeting on #RoadSafety with one message for world leaders: invest in safer road systems now!

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 18/07/2026

Two months into the #Ebola outbreak in #DRC, intense transmission in Ituri is our primary concern. Health interventions alone will not stop this outbreak. Urgent political action is needed to secure access, protect health workers and scale up the response. Even a temporary ceasefire would help.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 09/07/2026

#Cancer is deeply personal. It touches nearly all of us, with more than 20 million people diagnosed each year. @who.int projects that this number could almost double by 2050. I call on all world leaders to take action today: bit.ly/4fpyVmH

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 07/07/2026

Digital environments are not neutral. How they are designed, governed and monetized shape the health and wellbeing of our children. President Emmanuel Macron and I published an op-ed on the choices we face to protect children from digital harms while harnessing technology for health: bit.ly/4eE1mgz

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 03/07/2026

Last week's earthquake in #Venezuela has left 2300+ people dead, 5000+ injured and nearly 16,000 homeless. @who.int is coordinating Emergency Medical Teams on the ground to provide trauma care and support the national health system in maintaining essential health services.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 02/07/2026

The #hantavirus outbreak is over. However, @who.int will continue working with governments and partners to advance our understanding of the cause of this outbreak and of hantavirus more generally.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 02/07/2026

Today, the final contact of a person exposed to #hantavirus on the cruise ship MV Hondius completed their quarantine period, tested negative and returned home. No further cases have been reported since the 25th of May. Therefore, @who.int considers the hantavirus outbreak over.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus @drtedros.who.int · 01/07/2026

Digital spaces bring opportunities, but also risks for children’s health and development. With President Emmanuel Macron, we call for collective action to better protect young users while harnessing what technology can offer: bit.ly/4eE1mgz

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