Tedros Adhanom : (5)

" Scaling up community health workers and health system capacity must be a fundamental component of our efforts to achieve universal health coverage, which will be my topmost priority if elected as Director-General. " - Tedros Adhanom

" Stabilizing economies and reducing political and civil strife are means to development and, as such, are part of the approach for promoting healthy populations. " - Tedros Adhanom

" Like other conflict-affected regions, Africa continues to see religious, ethnic, and politically motivated conflicts. Extremist violence is now entrenched in several parts of the world. Armed conflicts are leading to protracted refugee crises to the scale that has not been seen since World War II. " - Tedros Adhanom

" Strong leadership is essential in the face of health crises. Complex public health emergencies demand a collective response with high-level political and diplomatic engagement at both the national and global levels. " - 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. " - Tedros Adhanom