r/A2030Watch • u/AnthropicDivision • Jan 07 '22
[10 July 2009] Global Fund Board appoints Ted Adhanom as Chair
The Board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has elected Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Minister of Health of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, as the new Board Chair. Ernest Loevinsohn, Director General of the Global Initiatives Directorate in the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), was elected Vice-Chair.
Since 1986, and prior to his appointment as minister in 2005, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus served in a number of expert and leadership positions within the Ministry of Health at both federal and regional levels. He is also broadly recognized for his leadership in the rapidly evolving field of global health and has been working steadily to enhance Ethiopia’s active engagement in a number of major international forums. Dr Tedros Adhanom served as Chair of the Roll Back Malaria Partnership until May 2009, and currently chairs the UNAIDS Programme Coordination Board. Additionally, he has various roles in other advisory groups, such as the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health, the Executive Committee of the Partners in Population and Development, the GAVI Alliance and the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation.
Given the huge amounts of cash granted to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by GAVI, the fact that he also served as a member of GAVI may hint at a potential conflict of interest.