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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adam Taylor

Amid the chaos, the WHO’s Tedros plans for the next pandemic

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For better or worse, Covid-19 made Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus a target.

As the leader of the World Health Organisation throughout the pandemic, the immunologist from Ethiopia has been attacked on all sides. He’s been berated by Donald Trump for being soft on China, called “irresponsible” by Chinese officials, and knocked by health experts who said he was too cautious at the start of the outbreak.

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