On 23 April 2024 at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, Dr Mike Ryan, WHO Executive Director, Health Emergencies Programme, and Deputy Director-General met Dr Günter Sautter, Director General for International order, the United Nations and Arms Control at Foreign Office of Germany, and Ambassador Dr Katharina Stasch, German Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva.



During the meeting, the German delegation signed an agreement to provide an additional EUR 5 million to WHO's Emergencies Programme in Ukraine to support health infrastructure in the country. 

Dr Günter Sautter, Director General for International order, the United Nations and Arms Control, German Foreign Office (left) and Dr Katharina Stasch, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations and other International Organizations, Geneva (second from left) met with Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme (centre right) and Dr Catharina Boehme, WHO Assistant Director-General, External Relations and Governance (right) during the 76th World Health Assembly on 25 May 2023 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Dr Günter Sautter, Director General for International order, the United Nations and Arms Control, German Foreign Office (centre) and Dr Katharina Stasch, Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations and other International Organisations, Geneva (left) met with Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme (not pictured), Dr Catharina Boehme, WHO Assistant Director-General, External Relations and Governance (right) and Dr Maria Neira, WHO Director, Environment, Climate Change and Health (not pictured) during the 76th World Health Assembly on 25 May 2023 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. 

Original Tweet posted on 4 July 2019 by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

“Great discussion with Susanne Baumann, @GERMANYonUN. I thanked #Germany for pushing for the Global Action Plan to accelerate progress towards the health-related targets of the @GlobalGoalsUN.We also discussed #Ebola in #DRC and I updated her on our ongoing @WHO transformation.”

Title of officials and WHO staff reflects their respective positions at the time the photo was taken. 

Ambassador Dr Katharina Stasch, German Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and Dr Ariane Hildebrandt, Director-General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany visit the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. 

Ambassador Dr Katharina Stasch, German Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva and Dr Ariane Hildebrandt, Director-General, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany visit the WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence. 

Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme attends the Association of Accredited Correspondents at the United Nations (ACANU) final media briefing for 2024 on 10 December 2024 at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Title of WHO staff and officials reflects their respective position at the time the photo was taken. 

On 30 April 2024, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. He was joined by Dr Mike Ryan, Executive Director of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme. 

On 2 February 2023 German Federal Minister of Health Prof Karl Lauterbach visited WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. 



The visit included a meeting with WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. They discussed global health architecture and WHO's role in it, how to build mechanisms for equitable access to health tools, and a Pandemic Accord. Dr Tedros also thanked the Minister for Germany's strong partnership with WHO and support to sustainably finance WHO.



Pictured here: Minister Lauterbach and delegation visit WHO's Emergency Operations Centre with Dr Michael Ryan Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme and Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Assistant Director-General for the Division of Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems in the Emergencies Programme. 

Group photo on 9 May 2024 after a meeting at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, with Dr Michael Ryan, Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme and WHO's Standby Partners on "Strengthening Partnerships for an Effective Health Emergency Response." 

Original Tweet posted on 14 August 2020 by Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

“Pleased to sign this Memorandum of Understanding with Ambassador Paik Ji-ah. @WHO is deeply grateful for #Korea's commitment to global health and its additional in-kind contribution of PCR tests and kits for @WHOAFRO worth ~$6M.”

Title of officials and WHO staff reflects their respective positions at the time the photo was taken. 

On 2 February 2023 German Federal Minister of Health Prof Karl Lauterbach visited WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. 



The visit included a meeting with WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. They discussed global health architecture and WHO's role in it, how to build mechanisms for equitable access to health tools, and a Pandemic Accord. Dr Tedros also thanked the Minister for Germany's strong partnership with WHO and support to sustainably finance WHO.



Pictured here: Minister Lauterbach and delegation visit WHO's Emergency Operations Centre with Dr Michael Ryan Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme; Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Assistant Director-General for the Division of Health Emergency Intelligence and Surveillance Systems in the Emergencies Programme and WHO colleagues. 

On 2 February 2023 German Federal Minister of Health Prof Karl Lauterbach visited WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. 



The visit included a meeting with WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. They discussed global health architecture and WHO's role in it, how to build mechanisms for equitable access to health tools, and a Pandemic Accord. Dr Tedros also thanked the Minister for Germany's strong partnership with WHO and support to sustainably finance WHO.



Pictured here: Minister Lauterbach and delegation visit WHO's Emergency Operations Centre with Dr Michael Ryan Executive Director, WHO Health Emergencies Programme; Ian Clark, WHO Unit Head, Emergency Operations Center. 

WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence hosted WHO colleagues joining the World Health Summit 2024 in Berlin from the globe to facilitate exchanges and sharing on 13 October 2024. 

WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence hosted WHO colleagues joining the World Health Summit 2024 in Berlin from the globe to facilitate exchanges and sharing on 13 October 2024. 

WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence hosted WHO colleagues joining the World Health Summit 2024 in Berlin from the globe to facilitate exchanges and sharing on 13 October 2024. 

WHO Hub for Pandemic and Epidemic Intelligence hosted WHO colleagues joining the World Health Summit 2024 in Berlin from the globe to facilitate exchanges and sharing on 13 October 2024. 

On 25 April 2023, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met with Hassan Hamid Hassan, the Permanent Representative of Sudan to the United Nations Office at Geneva. 



Also in attendance was Dr Michael J. Ryan, the executive director of the WHO's Health Emergencies Programme. 

Executive Director of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, Dr Michael Ryan addresses the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) meeting on the 3 December 2024, in the ILO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland. 

Executive Director of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, Dr Michael Ryan addresses the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN) meeting on the 3 December 2024, in the ILO headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland.