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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

What's on Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus's mind?

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Day 100 of the deadliest Ebola 32% Scale up or lose it 20% Africa's $90bn leak 16% · newMozambique regulator grows 11% · neweverything else 21%
#1
The deadliest Bundibugyo outbreak on record crosses 100 days

WHO says the outbreak has passed day 100 and reached a "defining moment" — its word, not ours.

Ebola outbreak reaches a "defining moment": WHO

VOV World · 2026-08-25
our translation

he keeps saying the number out loud because a record nobody wants attached to their tenure is the only thing that still moves money and staff.

Past day 100, called a defining momentvery sure · 3 sources
#2
"Can be stopped" is a promise with a scale-up attached
WHO says it can still be stoppedvery sure · 2 sources
#3
Tedros puts a price tag on what Africa loses every year: $90bn
new — Tedros attached a $90bn number to itpretty sure · 1 source
#4
A congratulations note to Maputo doubles as a template
new — Mozambique hit a regulatory milestonehonestly, a hunch · 1 source
wednesday, august 26
Turn "can be stopped" into a costed, dated scale-up ask(reported)
Check the Bundibugyo case curve before the morning briefing(safe bet)
Repeat the $90bn line until a finance minister flinches(safe bet)
Post the Mozambique congratulations, tag the regulators(safe bet)

rebuilt from the public schedule, pool reports & old habits — the rest is educated guessing

The source

The deadliest Bundibugyo Ebola outbreak can be stopped

news.google.com · 2026-08-26

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