EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT

DATE: 3:30 p.m. Monday, March 13, 2023

EVENT: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the first African and first nonphysician director general of the World Health Organization, will receive the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health from the University of Michigan.

Born in Eritrea, Tedros was first elected as WHO director general in 2017 and reelected for a second term in May 2022. Before joining WHO, he served as minister of foreign affairs in Ethiopia and, previously, as minister of health. In these roles, he developed a health care workforce strategy considered transformational for the country and was involved in global health initiatives related to HIV, tuberculosis and malaria.

Tedros, who led the global public health organization through the COVID-19 pandemic, will receive the medal during an in-person ceremony open to the public.

PLACE: Robertson Auditorium, Ross School of Business, 701 Tappan St., Ann Arbor 48109

INFORMATION: Registration is required. The event also will be livestreamed. More about Thomas Francis Jr..

SPONSOR: U-M Office of the President, School of Public Health