Subject: Fwd: Follow up on my Candidacy
From: "Ministry of Health, Georgia" <[email-masked]>
To: Mariana Mkurnali; Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>
Cc: [email-masked];
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2017 13:24:47 +0400

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Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia
Address: 144, A. Tsereteli ave. Tbilisi, Georgia 0159
Tel.: +995 32 2510034 (0802)Fax: +995 32 2510045

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From: "Dr. Tedros Adhanom" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>, <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2017 14:43:06 +0200
Subject: Follow up on my Candidacy

Dear Minister Sergeenko,

Warm greetings, Excellency. I hope you are well. As we’re heading into
the final six weeks of the campaign for Director General of the World
Health Organization, I wanted to send a quick update.

As you may know, at the end of January I was short-listed as one of 
three
finalists who will advance to the final election at the World Health
Assembly in May 2017. I was humbled to earn the highest number of 
votes
in each round and hope the confidence that was exhibited at the 
Executive
Board will continue through the final round.

I truly believe that I am the best suited candidate given my 
technical,
operational, political and diplomatic skills to lead the World Health
Organization into the future, and I think my vision and priorities 
align
closely with Georgia and the European region. As you know, if elected
Director General, achieving universal health coverage will be my top
priority. I also would prioritize: strengthening country and regional
capacity to detect, prevent and manage health emergencies, including
antimicrobial resistance; preventing and treating noncommunicable
disease; addressing the health effects of climate change and fostering
the partnerships and collaboration required to achieve the sustainable
development goals; and importantly building a transformed, transparent
and accountable WHO. As a former Minister of Health myself, I also
understand that solutions have to be designed and owned at the local 
and
regional levels, and I can commit that if I am elected, WHO will be a
partner in that effort.

I hope that you will continue to support my candidacy in voting at the
World Health Assembly. In the meantime, if you have any questions or I
can provide any additional information, please don’t hesitate to
contact me through my email [email-masked] or via mobile at +251 
91
151 1880 any time. I am also on whatsapp at +251 91 250 1402.

My Best,
Tedros

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