Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, shared a post on X:
“It was my special privilege and honour to present my friend, former Executive Director of the WHO Health Emergencies Programme and colleague Dr Mike Ryan from Ireland, with the Director-General’s Award for Global Health for his leadership in strengthening global health emergency preparedness and response.
Mike helped establish the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), which has supported responses to hundreds of disease outbreaks worldwide.
From leading WHO’s response to major health emergencies, including SARS, Ebola and COVID-19, to also serving as Deputy Director-General, his leadership has helped shape how the world detects, prepares for and responds to health emergencies.
Mike’s work has had a profound and lasting impact on the protection of vulnerable communities and global health security.”
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