Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

What Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said

• “Always delighted to return to the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, which, like for thousands of other health professionals, provided me with essential knowledge and training for my career in infectious disease control and public health.”

  Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) · Public health & prevention · 4 Oct 2026 · Dr Tedros visits LSHTM to strengthen collaboration with WHO ↗

• “Stopping this Ebola transmission depends entirely on humanitarian access. Yet ongoing clashes are driving mass displacement, pushing exposed contacts into overcrowded camps and severing critical containment corridors. Frontline workers are risking everything, while attacks on health facilities make tracking cases and their contacts nearly impossible. We cannot build community trust or isolate the sick while bombs are falling. We urge all warring parties to agree to an immediate ceasefire to contain this outbreak.”

  Head of the World Health Organization · Public health & prevention · 4 Oct 2026 · WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreak ↗

• “That thing can be stopped. Together, we will overcome this outbreak.”

  WHO director general · Public health & prevention · 4 Oct 2026 · WHO puts Ebola outbreak death rate at ‘huge’ 30-50% as chief arrives in DRC ↗

• “I congratulate Timor-Leste on this important achievement. By combining sound planning, careful field investigation and modern surveillance, the country has shown how science and strong health systems can protect people from preventable blindness.”

  WHO Director-General · Public health & prevention · 30 Sept 2026 · WHO validates Timor-Leste’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problem ↗

• “I thank all the health workers who are playing a critical role in this global effort. While we are making progress, we still face huge inequities, with women in low-income countries bearing most of the burden. Only with strong leadership and sustained investment can we achieve our shared goal of equitable access for communities most in need.”

  WHO Director-General · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · WHO and partners rally cervical cancer elimination efforts ↗

• “The elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis marks a major public health achievement for Denmark. This milestone demonstrates that with strong political commitment and consistent investment in primary care and integrated maternal and child health services, countries can protect every pregnant woman and newborn from these diseases.”

  WHO Director-General · Children's health · 30 Sept 2026 · Denmark becomes first country in European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis ↗

• “The elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis marks a major public health achievement for Denmark. This milestone demonstrates that with strong political commitment and consistent investment in primary care and integrated maternal and child health services, countries can protect every pregnant woman and newborn from these diseases.”

  WHO Director-General · Children's health · 30 Sept 2026 · Denmark First in EU to Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission ↗

• “Solutions exist to prevent and treat the complications that cause the vast majority of maternal deaths”

  director general of the World Health Organisation · Maternity & neonatal · 30 Sept 2026 · Aid cuts are making tablets needed to help fight stillbirths and mothers dying harder to buy ↗

• “We know more today than ever before about what drives dementia risk, and these guidelines translate that knowledge into action. Countries now have clear, evidence-based recommendations they can put into practice immediately to protect people's cognitive health.”

  WHO Director-General · Dementia · 29 Sept 2026 · WHO Issues New Guidelines on How to Reduce Dementia Cases by 45% ↗

• “While medication alone won't solve this global health crisis, GLP-1 therapies can help millions overcome obesity and reduce its associated harms”

  Director General of the WHO · Public health & prevention · 10 Sept 2026 · Shortage of ‘breakthrough’ weight loss drugs will slow fight against obesity, WHO warns ↗

• “For centuries, malaria has stolen children from their parents, and health, wealth and hope from communities. But today, the story is changing.”

  WHO director general · Children's health · 10 Sept 2026 · First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’ ↗

• “The findings of the global investigation by the Guardian and other outlets into ultra-processed food come as no surprise, but they are met with grim recognition. When harm and profit are tied to the same product, a familiar pattern of industry interference emerges: sowing doubt and obstructing regulation.”

  WHO Director General · Public health & prevention · 10 Sept 2026 · Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHO ↗

• “Litigation has been used to oppose or weaken public health measures on obesity and unhealthy diets. These delays cost countries billions in healthcare and legal expenses and create a regulatory chill that deters governments from adopting vital protections.”

  Director General of the World Health Organization · Public health & prevention · 10 Sept 2026 · Why are ultra-processed food firms panicking and suing? Because they know time is running out | Felicity Lawrence ↗

• “The killings in the last 24 hours of 14 health workers in southern Lebanon mark a tragic development in the escalating Middle East crisis.”

  head of the World Health Organization · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Israeli strike kills 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanon ↗

Where Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been quoted

1. Gaza health crisis will last for 'generations', WHO chief warnsbbc.co.uk · 4 Oct 2026
2. Dr Tedros visits LSHTM to strengthen collaboration with WHOlshtm.ac.uk · 4 Oct 2026
3. WHO chief calls for DRC ceasefire to tackle Ebola outbreaktheguardian.com · 4 Oct 2026
4. WHO puts Ebola outbreak death rate at ‘huge’ 30-50% as chief arrives in DRCtheguardian.com · 4 Oct 2026
5. WHO validates Timor-Leste’s elimination of trachoma as a public health problemwho.int · 30 Sept 2026
6. WHO and partners rally cervical cancer elimination effortswho.int · 30 Sept 2026
7. Denmark becomes first country in European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphiliswho.int · 30 Sept 2026
8. Denmark First in EU to Eliminate Mother-to-Child HIV Transmissionemjreviews.com · 30 Sept 2026
9. Aid cuts are making tablets needed to help fight stillbirths and mothers dying harder to buyindependent.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
10. WHO Issues New Guidelines on How to Reduce Dementia Cases by 45%sciencealert.com · 29 Sept 2026
11. Shortage of ‘breakthrough’ weight loss drugs will slow fight against obesity, WHO warnstheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
12. First malaria drug for babies is approved in ‘major public health milestone’theguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
13. Ultra-processed food companies hindering health drives by suing countries, says WHOtheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
14. Why are ultra-processed food firms panicking and suing? Because they know time is running out | Felicity Lawrencetheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026
15. Israeli strike kills 12 healthcare workers in southern Lebanontheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026

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