Author: Tedros Adhanom

Quotes

When we tell girls that we expect them to pursue education and excel in education, we are changing the narrative and are opening the door to the leaders of our future.

When we tell girls that we expect them to pursue education and excel in education, we are changing the narrative and are opening the door to the leaders of our future.

- Tedros Adhanom

Expanding health coverage is not a technical issue but a political one; it should be seen as a right and a means to development.

Expanding health coverage is not a technical issue but a political one; it should be seen as a right and a means to development.

- Tedros Adhanom

Strong health and disease surveillance systems halt epidemics that take lives, disrupt economies, and pose global health security threats.

Strong health and disease surveillance systems halt epidemics that take lives, disrupt economies, and pose global health security threats.

- Tedros Adhanom

Our biggest achievement was health-sector reform. The success was in making sure that primary health care was the center of gravity in our health system.

Our biggest achievement was health-sector reform. The success was in making sure that primary health care was the center of gravity in our health system.

- Tedros Adhanom

Diabetes can be successfully prevented and managed by a healthy lifestyle. When not managed, it can lead to severe organ damage and death.

Diabetes can be successfully prevented and managed by a healthy lifestyle. When not managed, it can lead to severe organ damage and death.

- Tedros Adhanom

The Ministry of Health started by restructuring Ethiopia's previously male-dominated health system with women at the center.

The Ministry of Health started by restructuring Ethiopia's previously male-dominated health system with women at the center.

- Tedros Adhanom

We live in a world at constant risk of public health emergencies. In our increasingly interconnected world, public health emergencies can affect anyone, anywhere.

We live in a world at constant risk of public health emergencies. In our increasingly interconnected world, public health emergencies can affect anyone, anywhere.

- Tedros Adhanom

Education gives girls the knowledge, experience, and confidence to play their rightful role in society.

Education gives girls the knowledge, experience, and confidence to play their rightful role in society.

- Tedros Adhanom

I believe UNAIDS' provocative leadership has been critical in addressing the AIDS epidemic and converting it from a death sentence to a chronic health condition.

I believe UNAIDS' provocative leadership has been critical in addressing the AIDS epidemic and converting it from a death sentence to a chronic health condition.

- Tedros Adhanom

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