Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Ethiopia’s minister of health, has been awarded the Stanley T. Woodward Lectureship at Yale University, given to distinguished international visitors to the University. Tedros was one of 23 senior health practitioners and researchers from South Africa, Liberia, Ethiopia, and Ghana who convened at Yale for the fourth annual Global Health Leadership Institute (GHLI) conference, June 4-8.

Elizabeth Bradley, faculty director of GHLI, presented the award to Tedros during a ceremony held in honor of this year’s participants. Yale President Richard C. Levin commended the delegates’ commitment to improving health conditions for people around the world.

“Dr. Tedros’ leadership has contributed to major gains toward achieving the goal of providing universal access to primary health care through Ethiopia’s community-based health extension program,” said Bradley. “GHLI looks forward to continuing to work with him in developing a long-term strategic plan to further efforts in building a strong national health system that provides services of an acceptable standard for all Ethiopians.”

GHLI collaborated with Tedros through the Ethiopian Hospital Management Initiative, launched in 2006 as a partnership between the Clinton Health Access Initiative, the Ethiopian Ministry of Health, and Yale University. Catalyzed by the work at the GHLI conference at Yale in 2011, GHLI partnered with Tedros to launch the Ethiopian Hospital Alliance for Quality, the first national quality improvement collaborative that recognizes the local leadership spread across Ethiopia’s hospitals.

Tedros has led Ethiopia’s Ministry of Health since 2005. The recipient of the 2011 Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Humanitarian Award, he has been recognized for his outstanding leadership in the field of global health and has been working steadily to enhance Ethiopia’s active engagement in major international forums. He served on the board of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria.

The annual GHLI conference is designed to facilitate collaborative, locally driven solutions in strengthening health systems among participating delegates. This year’s conference focused on mental health, maternal and child health, and building management capacity in hospitals.

Each country’s delegation — comprised of senior leadership from ministries of health, non-governmental organizations, and academic institutions — brings a health challenge to address at the conference. Working with Yale faculty and experts, the delegates learn and apply tools of strategic problem solving to national health priorities.

The GHLI Conference is supported by The Glaser Progress Foundation, the Gruber Program for Global Justice and Women’s Rights at Yale Law School and the Hecht-Albert Global Health Fund. The Yale Global Health Leadership Institute develops leadership through research, education, policy, and practice that promotes health equity and quality of care for all.

For more information on the Yale Global Health Institute and its conferences, visit http://www.yale.edu/ghli.

How many Ethiopian soldiers have you sent to Somalia to fight the American dirty war to get this award???

If Americans were not wise they would not be in the position they are holding right now, they have to give fake paper to someone who will be their servant and Tewodros Adhanom is one of their Nagger boy.

How many Tigrayans died in aids disease and the other diseases Tigrayans are dying as we speak under this Diqala Chegre Lewet Tewedros Adhanom???

I hope Issayas is wise enough that he put aside his agenda and fully help TPDM and the Tigrayans flock in mass to Eritrea and cut Deqi Gerlassie Barya head and kick them out from power.

I hope Issayas is wise enough that he put aside his agenda and fully help TPDM and the Tigrayans flock in mass to Eritrea and cut Deqi Gerlassie Barya head and kick them out from power.

Not only is he wise enough, but also strong enough. The Woyanes think they can have victory because of quantity, but quantity is useless if there is no unity. Eritreans are united people, despite all the foreign machinations to encourage the youth to avoid national defense by fleeing abroad. Nothing good has come to the deserters, they are facing horrible atrocities in Sinai, Libya and Sudan.

The way it is now, Isaias is the only man with the natural gift to bring about the demise of Woyane, no one else can do it. One day all Ethiopians will show gratitude to Isaias for ending the Woyane nightmare for all of us.

Who's the woyane official responsible for the brain-drain of Physicians from Ethiopia to the United States? Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus - Minister of Health

I hope Issayas is wise enough that he put aside his agenda and fully help TPDM and the Tigrayans flock in mass to Eritrea and cut Deqi Gerlassie Barya head and kick them out from power. Halafi mengedi said:

President Issays is the president of Eritrea not Ethiopia: why should he care about your people TIGREANS. You all support Meles Zenawi and Tedros Adhanom. Tedros Adhanom is the next president of Ethiopia. Your Tigreans people and that is why he is everywhere to get exposure to the west just like Meles Got the exposure because of Isseyas. I advocate the permanent border between Eritrea and Tigray after what you have done to us in the last 12 years. You hate him because the Tembien people are oppressed in Tigray. I know the adwa and Axum people see the Tembien and Raya people as a second citizen in Tigray! This is a known fact. There is no way Tembien will come to power while the adwa and Axum are the sworn enemy of those people and even they don't consider them as pure Tigrean. I know this guy from Adwa who drive a taxi in COLORADO - he told me that ADWA and AXUM are similar to Eritrea. He said most ADWA and AXUm consider themselves as Eritreans and the remaining Tigreans from the South As OROMO in particular the RAYA. I said how you both are the same and he said BIG NO! Those guys are immigrant was his blatant answer. He said to me the main problem now is President Isseyas - He said that he will finish us if we dare to normalize with him. He really scare President isseyas. I cannot believe that - His fear is beyond my imagination.

Make no mistake this time there is no free rid - TPDM will be as free as TPLF! He will be accountable by Eritrean defense force and Ethiopian people. Two purpose - One is EshoH BeshOH and the other thing is that they will liberate their amhara brothers from extermination by the TPLF gangs.

Everybody will get a peace at last. Tigray population will be balanced by TPDM. The total population of Tigray will remain the same.

Halafi [deleted],
Yesterday, you were weyane cadre against TPDM. Today you are against Weyane supporting TPDM. How about tomorrow????

If all the Tembien is full of people like abahagoy Halafi [deleted], then we can conclude that Tembien is cheap luttiiiiiiii.

Am I right Halafi [deleted]???

R.I. P Abay Tigray

I hope Issayas is wise enough that he put aside his agenda and fully help TPDM and the Tigrayans flock in mass to Eritrea and cut Deqi Gerlassie Barya head and kick them out from power.

Not only is he wise enough, but also strong enough. The Woyanes think they can have victory because of quantity, but quantity is useless if there is no unity. Eritreans are united people, despite all the foreign machinations to encourage the youth to avoid national defense by fleeing abroad. Nothing good has come to the deserters, they are facing horrible atrocities in Sinai, Libya and Sudan.

The way it is now, Isaias is the only man with the natural gift to bring about the demise of Woyane, no one else can do it. One day all Ethiopians will show gratitude to Isaias for ending the Woyane nightmare for all of us.

isaias is wise enough to bring tigrians youth from the land of his fathers and grandfathers but he is a dead man walking. conformist, you are accusing the brave eritrean youth as deserters lol lol . why should they obey a lawless mafia regime, why should they obey an illegal gov't with any mandate from the people or the law? its true they are facing horriable atrocities in sinai and libya but the man cause of their suffering is the devil, greedy, halay so called leader and his mafia regime. you are a sick bastard, you defend the crimes of hgdef with out any shame and you accuse the eritrean youth who defended their nation with bravery as deserters. get a life nigga.

isaias is wise enough to bring tigrians youth from the land of his fathers and grandfathers but he is a dead man walking. conformist, you are accusing the brave eritrean youth as deserters lol lol . why should they obey a lawless mafia regime, why should they obey an illegal gov't with any mandate from the people or the law? its true they are facing horriable atrocities in sinai and libya but the man cause of their suffering is the devil, greedy, halay so called leader and his mafia regime. you are a sick bastard, you defend the crimes of hgdef with out any shame and you accuse the eritrean youth who defended their nation with bravery as deserters. get a life nigga.

Is it better for them to perish in Sinai or to serve their country with honor, despite the hardships.