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Senior WHO official fired on ‘sexual misconduct’ charges

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This was confirmed by the World Health Organization (WHO). fired a senior official due to “discoveries of inappropriate sexual conduct“after at least three allegations against him in recent years.

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The Fijian Doctor”fear waqanivalu he was fired from WHO following allegations of sexual misconduct against him, which will be followed by disciplinary proceedings,” spokeswoman Marcia Poole told AFP in an email.

The United Nations health agency, which has been working to improve its record in dealing with allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct, did not provide further details.

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But the media reported that the accusation came from a senior WHO official, a member of the division of noncommunicable diseases at least three different cases of alleged sexual misconduct since 2017.

In January, the Associated Press (AP) named him a suspect in a widely publicized case of alleged sexual assault during the World Health Summit in Berlin in October.

A young British doctor, Rosie James, tweeted at the time that she “was sexually assaulted by a WHO staff member” during the meeting, prompting the UN health agency to vow to investigate.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director, responded directly to his tweet saying he was “shocked” by the allegations.

Source: Clarin

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