New WHO Head Elected

Tedros Adhanom, former Health Minister (2012-16) and Foreign Minister (2005-12) of Ethiopia, was elected new director general of the World Health Organization (WHO) on May 23 at the 70th World Health Assembly in Geneva. To be the first African to head this international organization, he will succeed outgoing Margaret Chan, who has served as the WHO chief since January 1, 2007. Known universally as Tedros, the 52-yearold Ethiopian has also chaired the Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and