German health minister backs WHO's Tedros for second term

German Health Minister Jens Spahn said on Tuesday he supports a second term for the World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and called on other countries to back the former Ethiopian health minister.

"We invite partner countries to join us nominating DG (Director General) Tedros," Spahn told Reuters.

Last week, sources https://www.reuters.com/world/whos-tedros-seen-running-unopposed-top-job-despite-ethiopia-snub-sources-2021-09-17 told Reuters that Tedros looks set to run unopposed for a second term at the helm of the WHO as it tries to guide the world through its biggest health crisis in a century, even though he lacks the support of Ethiopia.