GENEVA — World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday announced an investigation into a “senior staff” member, the UN agency’s Western Pacific chief, over claims of racism and misconduct. With the cooperation of the staff member, an investigation process is underway,” Tedros said on the final day of the WHO’s executive council meeting in Geneva. The WHO chief didn’t say when the inquiry opened, adding that “there is a limit to what we can say at this time”. On Saturday, several diplomats again called on the WHO to investigate all allegations of misconduct. On Friday the World Health Organization’s main donor countries demanded that it speeds up and broadens reforms aimed at preventing sexual abuse by staff in the field.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 30, 2022 06:48 UTC