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Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, stands with public health researchers after a conversation on global public health.

Michigan Public Health community welcomes visit from WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Tedros is the 2022 recipient of the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health

On March 13, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, visited the University of Michigan to receive the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal in Global Public Health, one of the university's highest honors. As part of the festivities, faculty, staff, and students from the University of Michigan School of Public Health and the broader university community took part in various events around campus.