Former Ethiopian Health Minister and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Tedros Adhanom has become the first African to lead the World Health Organization. His victory becomes after three rounds of votes were he need to secure 2/3 of the votes needed to win. Despite becoming Ethiopia’s and Africa’s first WHO director Dr Tedros has faced growing protest from Ethiopians for his role and membership as the ruling party.
#Victory #WHODG #WHA70 #DrTedros4WHO Ethiopia, Africa, the World United to elect our next @WHO DG @DrTedros pic.twitter.com/93bVh1D8oc
— #DrTedros4WHO (@DrTedros4WHO) May 23, 2017
Ethiopia’s Tedros Adhanom got the most votes in the race to see who will become the next head of the UN’s World Health Organization, according to a journalist tweeting the results.
But he did not get the two-thirds majority required to win outright in the first round.
1st round vote @WHO = 95 for @DrTedros 52 for @davidnabarro and 38 @SaniaNishtar Noone got 66% so now runoff btwn Tedros v Nabarro
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) May 23, 2017
The #WHA70 will do 2nd vote now. 1st round :
Tedros 95 votes
Nabarro 52
Nishtar 38
No 66%, so on to round two. Under rules @SaniaNishtar out— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) May 23, 2017
Final count@DrTedros 133@davidnabarro. 50
Abstain 2 pic.twitter.com/AxNnRzFcEi— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) May 23, 2017