Second five-year term for WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Keystone via AP)

World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been elected to serve a second five-year term by the UN health agency’s member countries.

No other candidate challenged Dr Tedros for the post amid the ongoing difficulties of responding to the devastating coronavirus pandemic.