The Paris Agreement underlines the urgency to implement climate action in support of sustainable development. — Tedros Adhanom Action Copy Share Image
Vaccination and other essential preventive services must be delivered close within communities. — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
I envision a world where everyone can lead healthy and productive lives, regardless of who they are or where they live. — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
Jihadist organizations attempt to exploit discontent among marginalized groups in unstable societies. — Tedros Adhanom Discontent Copy Share Image
Education gives girls the knowledge, experience, and confidence to play their rightful role in society. — Tedros Adhanom Confidence Copy Share Image
I think any position in any international organization should be merit-based. — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
When people are healthy, their families, communities and countries thrive. — Tedros Adhanom Communities Copy Share Image
The fight against HIV/AIDS cannot be won unless countries take ownership of protecting and supporting the health of communities both near and… — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
Scaling up community health workers and health system capacity must be a fundamental component of our efforts to achieve universal health coverage,… — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
Strong leadership is essential in the face of health crises. Complex public health emergencies demand a collective response with high-level political and… — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
When we tell girls that we expect them to pursue education and excel in education, we are changing the narrative and are… — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
The importance of Africa's development to the entire world should be self-evident. And yet, despite the high stakes, Europe - and the… — Tedros Adhanom Africa Copy Share Image
Women are the key to successful development and ongoing progress. In the workforce, their ingenuity, determination, and hard work help our economies… — Tedros Adhanom Feminism Copy Share Image
Ensuring investment in health systems will not only help us manage HIV/AIDS, it will also support our efforts to prevent and treat… — Tedros Adhanom Communicable diseases Copy Share Image
I speak often about my personal experiences with malaria in the field as a young public health officer because it had such… — Tedros Adhanom Experiences Copy Share Image
Investing in girls and women is the smartest thing we can do, and will help us to improve opportunities for all people.… — Tedros Adhanom Access to education Copy Share Image
We are convinced that universal health coverage, with strong primary care and essential financial protection, is the key to achieving the ambitious… — Tedros Adhanom Ambitious Copy Share Image
The monetary impacts of malaria from the household to the global level are significant. Malaria tends to strike during harvest season, rendering… — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
As a candidate for Director-General of the WHO, I believe there is a key role WHO needs to play to improve and… — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
Soon after joining the Ministry of Health in Ethiopia, I was called upon as part of team to respond to a malaria… — Tedros Adhanom Children Copy Share Image
In 2009, when I was Health Minister, we re-engineered our business processes to examine the weaknesses and opportunities in our health system.… — Tedros Adhanom Business Copy Share Image
Ethiopia has a robust response, designing development policies with a view to mitigating the impact of climate change. I am proud to… — Tedros Adhanom Change Copy Share Image
Like other conflict-affected regions, Africa continues to see religious, ethnic, and politically motivated conflicts. Extremist violence is now entrenched in several parts… — Tedros Adhanom Conflicts Copy Share Image
The Ministry of Health started by restructuring Ethiopia's previously male-dominated health system with women at the center. — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
I promise I will get up every day, determined to make a difference... I am ready to serve. — Tedros Adhanom Day Copy Share Image
I had always believed that standing with Ethiopia's most vulnerable was simply the right thing to do. — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
While WHO has never had a director from Africa, no one should elect me because I am from Africa. — Tedros Adhanom Africa Copy Share Image
Early in my career, I was galvanized by a disease that ravaged my country and many others around the world: malaria. — Tedros Adhanom Around the world Copy Share Image
Stabilizing economies and reducing political and civil strife are means to development and, as such, are part of the approach for promoting… — Tedros Adhanom Approach Copy Share Image
Depression is a leading cause of ill health and disability, and many do not have access to mental health services and face… — Tedros Adhanom Depression Copy Share Image
Over the years, I have worked on programs in Africa and around the globe to combat malaria, tuberculosis, and HIV. I have… — Tedros Adhanom Africa Copy Share Image
Universal health coverage is an ambitious goal, but it is one that can create a healthier and more equitable world for all… — Tedros Adhanom Ambitious Copy Share Image
That all-too-common gap - between where the doctors, facilities and resources are based and where the individuals suffering from HIV live -… — Tedros Adhanom Health Copy Share Image
Diabetes can be successfully prevented and managed by a healthy lifestyle. When not managed, it can lead to severe organ damage and… — Tedros Adhanom Death Copy Share Image
Al Qaeda and ISIS may have global aspirations, but their ability to penetrate a society is strongly influenced by local conditions. — Tedros Adhanom Ability Copy Share Image
During World Immunization Week, we must celebrate our shared results and redouble our efforts to improve the health and lives of people… — Tedros Adhanom Copy Share Image
The global commitment for the Sustainable Development Goals offers a profound opportunity to tackle the structural, social, and economic changes needed to… — Tedros Adhanom Change Copy Share Image
Our biggest achievement was health-sector reform. The success was in making sure that primary health care was the center of gravity in… — Tedros Adhanom Achievement Copy Share Image
Strong health and disease surveillance systems halt epidemics that take lives, disrupt economies, and pose global health security threats. — Tedros Adhanom Epidemics Copy Share Image
