Taiwan and the World Health Assembly: Smoke but No Fire Yet 12/05/2023 Stefan Anderson & Elaine Ruth Fletcher Despite a forceful message from the US calling for its inclusion, Taiwan appears set to be shut out once more from the World Health Assembly (WHA) as Chinese diplomats continue to block chances of a personal invitation by WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that would allow Taipei to attend as an observer. In […] Continue reading -> BREAKING! WHO Declares End to COVID-19 Global Health Emergency 05/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID global health emergency is over, said WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyessus at a press conference on Friday. His declaration came more than 39 months after WHO first declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 over a mysterious respiratory virus that emerged in Wuhan, China but […] Continue reading -> WHO to Share Information with Congolese Court in Sexual Abuse Cases of 13 Women 27/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Gaya Gamhewage, the agency’s lead official in prevention and response to sexual misconduct, describes WHO’s recent moves to bring justice to DRC’s victims. In a long-awaited move, the World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing to share files with the Congolese courts on the sexual exploitation and abuse complaints of 13 women who are pursuing criminal […] Continue reading -> WHO Dismisses Senior Manager on Sexual Misconduct Charges – British Doctor Expresses ‘Relief’ 24/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed a senior manager at its Geneva Headquarters, Temo Waqanivalu, on charges of sexual misconduct following a six-month investigation into allegations that he harassed a young British doctor at the World Health Summit in Berlin last October. This is the first high-profile dismissal of an official at WHO’s headquarters […] Continue reading -> WHO’s New Leadership Team Is a Mixed Bag of Political Appointees and Specialists 17/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nearly a year after his appointment to a second term as WHO’s Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has finished a revamp of his senior leadership team – keeping key loyalists in place, while adding new faces that are a clear nod to powerful member states such as China, France and Japan. But the new team […] Continue reading -> 13 Marburg Virus Cases Now Confirmed in Equatorial Guinea – More May Be Passing Under Radar 30/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have confirmed another four cases of deadly Marburg virus disease, bringing the total number of cases for the country’s current outbreak to 13 – although some sources warn that the case count could be much higher, due to the lack of lab capacity and reporting delays. In a Twitter post late […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Gap of Undiagnosed TB Cases Narrows as Global Response Rebounds from COVID 24/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After major setbacks during the pandemic, TB diagnosis and treatment appears to have rebounded with the number of undiagnosed TB-infections estimated at less than three million people in 2022- the lowest ever. That’s according to preliminary data released by the Stop TB Partnership, on Friday, World TB Day. “In 2022 the gap between the estimated […] Continue reading -> BREAKING: WHO Fires Director of Western Pacific Regional Office for Abusive Behaviour 08/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is terminating the contract of the Director for the agency’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), following a prolonged investigation of allegations of abusive conduct towards his staff. The terse WHO announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day special session of the WHO Executive Board, tasked with […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Assistant Director General Ranieri Guerra Indicted in Italy 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in Bergamo have indicted Ranieri Guerra, a former World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General, for making false statements before a public prosecutor about his role in the suppression of a major WHO report on Italy’s response to the pandemic. The WHO report had criticized the Italian government for failing to update a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
BREAKING! WHO Declares End to COVID-19 Global Health Emergency 05/05/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The COVID global health emergency is over, said WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyessus at a press conference on Friday. His declaration came more than 39 months after WHO first declared a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020 over a mysterious respiratory virus that emerged in Wuhan, China but […] Continue reading -> WHO to Share Information with Congolese Court in Sexual Abuse Cases of 13 Women 27/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Gaya Gamhewage, the agency’s lead official in prevention and response to sexual misconduct, describes WHO’s recent moves to bring justice to DRC’s victims. In a long-awaited move, the World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing to share files with the Congolese courts on the sexual exploitation and abuse complaints of 13 women who are pursuing criminal […] Continue reading -> WHO Dismisses Senior Manager on Sexual Misconduct Charges – British Doctor Expresses ‘Relief’ 24/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed a senior manager at its Geneva Headquarters, Temo Waqanivalu, on charges of sexual misconduct following a six-month investigation into allegations that he harassed a young British doctor at the World Health Summit in Berlin last October. This is the first high-profile dismissal of an official at WHO’s headquarters […] Continue reading -> WHO’s New Leadership Team Is a Mixed Bag of Political Appointees and Specialists 17/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nearly a year after his appointment to a second term as WHO’s Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has finished a revamp of his senior leadership team – keeping key loyalists in place, while adding new faces that are a clear nod to powerful member states such as China, France and Japan. But the new team […] Continue reading -> 13 Marburg Virus Cases Now Confirmed in Equatorial Guinea – More May Be Passing Under Radar 30/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have confirmed another four cases of deadly Marburg virus disease, bringing the total number of cases for the country’s current outbreak to 13 – although some sources warn that the case count could be much higher, due to the lack of lab capacity and reporting delays. In a Twitter post late […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Gap of Undiagnosed TB Cases Narrows as Global Response Rebounds from COVID 24/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After major setbacks during the pandemic, TB diagnosis and treatment appears to have rebounded with the number of undiagnosed TB-infections estimated at less than three million people in 2022- the lowest ever. That’s according to preliminary data released by the Stop TB Partnership, on Friday, World TB Day. “In 2022 the gap between the estimated […] Continue reading -> BREAKING: WHO Fires Director of Western Pacific Regional Office for Abusive Behaviour 08/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is terminating the contract of the Director for the agency’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), following a prolonged investigation of allegations of abusive conduct towards his staff. The terse WHO announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day special session of the WHO Executive Board, tasked with […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Assistant Director General Ranieri Guerra Indicted in Italy 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in Bergamo have indicted Ranieri Guerra, a former World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General, for making false statements before a public prosecutor about his role in the suppression of a major WHO report on Italy’s response to the pandemic. The WHO report had criticized the Italian government for failing to update a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO to Share Information with Congolese Court in Sexual Abuse Cases of 13 Women 27/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Gaya Gamhewage, the agency’s lead official in prevention and response to sexual misconduct, describes WHO’s recent moves to bring justice to DRC’s victims. In a long-awaited move, the World Health Organization (WHO) is preparing to share files with the Congolese courts on the sexual exploitation and abuse complaints of 13 women who are pursuing criminal […] Continue reading -> WHO Dismisses Senior Manager on Sexual Misconduct Charges – British Doctor Expresses ‘Relief’ 24/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed a senior manager at its Geneva Headquarters, Temo Waqanivalu, on charges of sexual misconduct following a six-month investigation into allegations that he harassed a young British doctor at the World Health Summit in Berlin last October. This is the first high-profile dismissal of an official at WHO’s headquarters […] Continue reading -> WHO’s New Leadership Team Is a Mixed Bag of Political Appointees and Specialists 17/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nearly a year after his appointment to a second term as WHO’s Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has finished a revamp of his senior leadership team – keeping key loyalists in place, while adding new faces that are a clear nod to powerful member states such as China, France and Japan. But the new team […] Continue reading -> 13 Marburg Virus Cases Now Confirmed in Equatorial Guinea – More May Be Passing Under Radar 30/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have confirmed another four cases of deadly Marburg virus disease, bringing the total number of cases for the country’s current outbreak to 13 – although some sources warn that the case count could be much higher, due to the lack of lab capacity and reporting delays. In a Twitter post late […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Gap of Undiagnosed TB Cases Narrows as Global Response Rebounds from COVID 24/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After major setbacks during the pandemic, TB diagnosis and treatment appears to have rebounded with the number of undiagnosed TB-infections estimated at less than three million people in 2022- the lowest ever. That’s according to preliminary data released by the Stop TB Partnership, on Friday, World TB Day. “In 2022 the gap between the estimated […] Continue reading -> BREAKING: WHO Fires Director of Western Pacific Regional Office for Abusive Behaviour 08/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is terminating the contract of the Director for the agency’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), following a prolonged investigation of allegations of abusive conduct towards his staff. The terse WHO announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day special session of the WHO Executive Board, tasked with […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Assistant Director General Ranieri Guerra Indicted in Italy 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in Bergamo have indicted Ranieri Guerra, a former World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General, for making false statements before a public prosecutor about his role in the suppression of a major WHO report on Italy’s response to the pandemic. The WHO report had criticized the Italian government for failing to update a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO Dismisses Senior Manager on Sexual Misconduct Charges – British Doctor Expresses ‘Relief’ 24/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization (WHO) has dismissed a senior manager at its Geneva Headquarters, Temo Waqanivalu, on charges of sexual misconduct following a six-month investigation into allegations that he harassed a young British doctor at the World Health Summit in Berlin last October. This is the first high-profile dismissal of an official at WHO’s headquarters […] Continue reading -> WHO’s New Leadership Team Is a Mixed Bag of Political Appointees and Specialists 17/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nearly a year after his appointment to a second term as WHO’s Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has finished a revamp of his senior leadership team – keeping key loyalists in place, while adding new faces that are a clear nod to powerful member states such as China, France and Japan. But the new team […] Continue reading -> 13 Marburg Virus Cases Now Confirmed in Equatorial Guinea – More May Be Passing Under Radar 30/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have confirmed another four cases of deadly Marburg virus disease, bringing the total number of cases for the country’s current outbreak to 13 – although some sources warn that the case count could be much higher, due to the lack of lab capacity and reporting delays. In a Twitter post late […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Gap of Undiagnosed TB Cases Narrows as Global Response Rebounds from COVID 24/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After major setbacks during the pandemic, TB diagnosis and treatment appears to have rebounded with the number of undiagnosed TB-infections estimated at less than three million people in 2022- the lowest ever. That’s according to preliminary data released by the Stop TB Partnership, on Friday, World TB Day. “In 2022 the gap between the estimated […] Continue reading -> BREAKING: WHO Fires Director of Western Pacific Regional Office for Abusive Behaviour 08/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is terminating the contract of the Director for the agency’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), following a prolonged investigation of allegations of abusive conduct towards his staff. The terse WHO announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day special session of the WHO Executive Board, tasked with […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Assistant Director General Ranieri Guerra Indicted in Italy 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in Bergamo have indicted Ranieri Guerra, a former World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General, for making false statements before a public prosecutor about his role in the suppression of a major WHO report on Italy’s response to the pandemic. The WHO report had criticized the Italian government for failing to update a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
WHO’s New Leadership Team Is a Mixed Bag of Political Appointees and Specialists 17/04/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Nearly a year after his appointment to a second term as WHO’s Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has finished a revamp of his senior leadership team – keeping key loyalists in place, while adding new faces that are a clear nod to powerful member states such as China, France and Japan. But the new team […] Continue reading -> 13 Marburg Virus Cases Now Confirmed in Equatorial Guinea – More May Be Passing Under Radar 30/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have confirmed another four cases of deadly Marburg virus disease, bringing the total number of cases for the country’s current outbreak to 13 – although some sources warn that the case count could be much higher, due to the lack of lab capacity and reporting delays. In a Twitter post late […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Gap of Undiagnosed TB Cases Narrows as Global Response Rebounds from COVID 24/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After major setbacks during the pandemic, TB diagnosis and treatment appears to have rebounded with the number of undiagnosed TB-infections estimated at less than three million people in 2022- the lowest ever. That’s according to preliminary data released by the Stop TB Partnership, on Friday, World TB Day. “In 2022 the gap between the estimated […] Continue reading -> BREAKING: WHO Fires Director of Western Pacific Regional Office for Abusive Behaviour 08/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is terminating the contract of the Director for the agency’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), following a prolonged investigation of allegations of abusive conduct towards his staff. The terse WHO announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day special session of the WHO Executive Board, tasked with […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Assistant Director General Ranieri Guerra Indicted in Italy 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in Bergamo have indicted Ranieri Guerra, a former World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General, for making false statements before a public prosecutor about his role in the suppression of a major WHO report on Italy’s response to the pandemic. The WHO report had criticized the Italian government for failing to update a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
13 Marburg Virus Cases Now Confirmed in Equatorial Guinea – More May Be Passing Under Radar 30/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Authorities in Equatorial Guinea have confirmed another four cases of deadly Marburg virus disease, bringing the total number of cases for the country’s current outbreak to 13 – although some sources warn that the case count could be much higher, due to the lack of lab capacity and reporting delays. In a Twitter post late […] Continue reading -> In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Gap of Undiagnosed TB Cases Narrows as Global Response Rebounds from COVID 24/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After major setbacks during the pandemic, TB diagnosis and treatment appears to have rebounded with the number of undiagnosed TB-infections estimated at less than three million people in 2022- the lowest ever. That’s according to preliminary data released by the Stop TB Partnership, on Friday, World TB Day. “In 2022 the gap between the estimated […] Continue reading -> BREAKING: WHO Fires Director of Western Pacific Regional Office for Abusive Behaviour 08/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is terminating the contract of the Director for the agency’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), following a prolonged investigation of allegations of abusive conduct towards his staff. The terse WHO announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day special session of the WHO Executive Board, tasked with […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Assistant Director General Ranieri Guerra Indicted in Italy 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in Bergamo have indicted Ranieri Guerra, a former World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General, for making false statements before a public prosecutor about his role in the suppression of a major WHO report on Italy’s response to the pandemic. The WHO report had criticized the Italian government for failing to update a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
In WHO’s Internal Justice System, All Roads Lead to Director General 28/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher When Rosie James, a British medical doctor, publicly accused a senior WHO staff member of groping her at a WHO event in Berlin last October, the WHO Director General responded swiftly, saying he was “sorry and horrified” and urged her to report the incident promptly to WHO’s Internal Oversight Services (IOS), which manages such complaints. […] Continue reading -> Gap of Undiagnosed TB Cases Narrows as Global Response Rebounds from COVID 24/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After major setbacks during the pandemic, TB diagnosis and treatment appears to have rebounded with the number of undiagnosed TB-infections estimated at less than three million people in 2022- the lowest ever. That’s according to preliminary data released by the Stop TB Partnership, on Friday, World TB Day. “In 2022 the gap between the estimated […] Continue reading -> BREAKING: WHO Fires Director of Western Pacific Regional Office for Abusive Behaviour 08/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is terminating the contract of the Director for the agency’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), following a prolonged investigation of allegations of abusive conduct towards his staff. The terse WHO announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day special session of the WHO Executive Board, tasked with […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Assistant Director General Ranieri Guerra Indicted in Italy 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in Bergamo have indicted Ranieri Guerra, a former World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General, for making false statements before a public prosecutor about his role in the suppression of a major WHO report on Italy’s response to the pandemic. The WHO report had criticized the Italian government for failing to update a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Gap of Undiagnosed TB Cases Narrows as Global Response Rebounds from COVID 24/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After major setbacks during the pandemic, TB diagnosis and treatment appears to have rebounded with the number of undiagnosed TB-infections estimated at less than three million people in 2022- the lowest ever. That’s according to preliminary data released by the Stop TB Partnership, on Friday, World TB Day. “In 2022 the gap between the estimated […] Continue reading -> BREAKING: WHO Fires Director of Western Pacific Regional Office for Abusive Behaviour 08/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is terminating the contract of the Director for the agency’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), following a prolonged investigation of allegations of abusive conduct towards his staff. The terse WHO announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day special session of the WHO Executive Board, tasked with […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Assistant Director General Ranieri Guerra Indicted in Italy 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in Bergamo have indicted Ranieri Guerra, a former World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General, for making false statements before a public prosecutor about his role in the suppression of a major WHO report on Italy’s response to the pandemic. The WHO report had criticized the Italian government for failing to update a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
BREAKING: WHO Fires Director of Western Pacific Regional Office for Abusive Behaviour 08/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The World Health Organization on Wednesday said it is terminating the contract of the Director for the agency’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), following a prolonged investigation of allegations of abusive conduct towards his staff. The terse WHO announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day special session of the WHO Executive Board, tasked with […] Continue reading -> Former WHO Assistant Director General Ranieri Guerra Indicted in Italy 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in Bergamo have indicted Ranieri Guerra, a former World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General, for making false statements before a public prosecutor about his role in the suppression of a major WHO report on Italy’s response to the pandemic. The WHO report had criticized the Italian government for failing to update a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts
Former WHO Assistant Director General Ranieri Guerra Indicted in Italy 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Italian prosecutors in Bergamo have indicted Ranieri Guerra, a former World Health Organization (WHO) Assistant Director General, for making false statements before a public prosecutor about his role in the suppression of a major WHO report on Italy’s response to the pandemic. The WHO report had criticized the Italian government for failing to update a […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older postsNewer posts