DECISION ON THE CANDIDATURE OF DR. TEDROS ADHANOM GHEBREYESUS
TO THE POST OF DIRECTOR GENERAL OF
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
The Executive Council,
1. RECALLS its Decision EX.CL/Dec.917(XXVIII) adopted in January 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on the candidature of H.E. DrTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, for the post of Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO);
2. EXPRESSES ITS APPRECIATION to all Member States for the unanimous support provided thus far to H.E. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the sole African candidate, which has resulted in ensuring that the latter has been preselected and has been ranked first;
3. URGES all Member States to continue to provide their invaluable support to Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in particular, during the election scheduled to take place at the 70th World Health Assembly to be held from 22 to 31 May 2017 at Geneva.