World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wednesday his new leadership team after weeks of anticipation.
Tedros is letting go of most of his current assistant directors-general as well as his deputy, Dr. Mike Ryan.
Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu will replace Ryan as executive director of the health emergencies program, Dr. Yukiko Nakatani will become assistant director-general for health systems, and Raul Thomas will remain as assistant director-general for business operations and compliance.
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Jenny Lei Ravelo@JennyLeiRavelo
Jenny Lei Ravelo is a Devex Senior Reporter based in Manila. She covers global health, with a particular focus on the World Health Organization, and other development and humanitarian aid trends in Asia Pacific. Prior to Devex, she wrote for ABS-CBN, one of the largest broadcasting networks in the Philippines, and was a copy editor for various international scientific journals. She received her journalism degree from the University of Santo Tomas.
