Public Health Spending in Low Income Countries Stagnates – Out of Pocket Costs Soar 11/12/2024 Elaine Ruth Fletcher After an early surge of spending during the COVID pandemic, public health layouts by countries at all income levels declined in 2022, on average, as compared to 2021. Meanwhile, there was a 60% increase overall in per-capita health expenditures between 2000 and 2022 – but in low income countries this was largely driven by a […] Continue reading -> FAO Calls for More Efforts to Combat Avian Flu as Cases Rise Worldwide 01/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska As more avian flu cases are detected across the Asia-Pacific region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is calling for “regional efforts to combat a rise” of the disease. Over the past year, highly pathogenic avian influenza clades, especially H5N1, have gained ground globally, infecting an increasing number of species, including poultry, dairy cows, and […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> WHO Battles Sexual Misconduct and Abusive Behaviour, Sets Mid-November Deadline for Action Plan 13/10/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji In the wake of an abuse scandal that led to the removal of its regional director, WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office on Friday announced a series of new measures to combat abusive behaviour and sexual exploitation among the region’s over 600 staff. Last March, in an unprecedented move, some countries in the 37-member region voted […] Continue reading -> Geopolitics at Heart of Elections for New Director of WHO Western Pacific Region 28/09/2023 Mukesh Kapila The World Health Organization (WHO) is busy electing new leaders in three of its six regions. Previous articles have considered the issues at stake and the candidates competing for the position of regional director in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) and the South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO). This article, the final one in the […] Continue reading -> UN Chief Excludes World’s Top Polluters from Climate Summit 21/09/2023 Stefan Anderson The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, explicitly excluded the world’s five largest emitters of greenhouse gasses – China, the United States, Russia, India and Japan – from his Climate Ambition Summit, held Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The United Kingdom, another major polluter, was notably absent from the summit, amid reports […] Continue reading -> Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> WHO Raises Alarm Over Increased Healthcare Worker Migration to Rich Countries Post Pandemic 14/03/2023 Megha Kaveri Eight more countries in the global south have dangerously low numbers of healthcare workers in the wake of the COVID pandemic, a new WHO report has found. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report on “Health workforce support and safeguards” found that some 55 countries now rank below the global median in terms of their density […] 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 -> WHO Executive Board to Meet on Fate of Western Pacific Regional Director After Countries Vote to Remove Him from Post 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Executive Board is set to meet again next week in a special closed session to consider the fate of the Regional Director of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), who has been accused of racism and harassment of staff at the Manila-based office. In a meeting earlier this week, WHO member states from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. 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FAO Calls for More Efforts to Combat Avian Flu as Cases Rise Worldwide 01/08/2024 Zuzanna Stawiska As more avian flu cases are detected across the Asia-Pacific region, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is calling for “regional efforts to combat a rise” of the disease. Over the past year, highly pathogenic avian influenza clades, especially H5N1, have gained ground globally, infecting an increasing number of species, including poultry, dairy cows, and […] Continue reading -> Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> WHO Battles Sexual Misconduct and Abusive Behaviour, Sets Mid-November Deadline for Action Plan 13/10/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji In the wake of an abuse scandal that led to the removal of its regional director, WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office on Friday announced a series of new measures to combat abusive behaviour and sexual exploitation among the region’s over 600 staff. Last March, in an unprecedented move, some countries in the 37-member region voted […] Continue reading -> Geopolitics at Heart of Elections for New Director of WHO Western Pacific Region 28/09/2023 Mukesh Kapila The World Health Organization (WHO) is busy electing new leaders in three of its six regions. Previous articles have considered the issues at stake and the candidates competing for the position of regional director in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) and the South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO). This article, the final one in the […] Continue reading -> UN Chief Excludes World’s Top Polluters from Climate Summit 21/09/2023 Stefan Anderson The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, explicitly excluded the world’s five largest emitters of greenhouse gasses – China, the United States, Russia, India and Japan – from his Climate Ambition Summit, held Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The United Kingdom, another major polluter, was notably absent from the summit, amid reports […] Continue reading -> Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> WHO Raises Alarm Over Increased Healthcare Worker Migration to Rich Countries Post Pandemic 14/03/2023 Megha Kaveri Eight more countries in the global south have dangerously low numbers of healthcare workers in the wake of the COVID pandemic, a new WHO report has found. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report on “Health workforce support and safeguards” found that some 55 countries now rank below the global median in terms of their density […] 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 -> WHO Executive Board to Meet on Fate of Western Pacific Regional Director After Countries Vote to Remove Him from Post 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Executive Board is set to meet again next week in a special closed session to consider the fate of the Regional Director of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), who has been accused of racism and harassment of staff at the Manila-based office. In a meeting earlier this week, WHO member states from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Dengue Cases Approach Historic Highs Worldwide; Local Transmission Seen In Europe 22/12/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher Incidence of dengue virus has soared in 2023 to near historically high levels, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, with more than 5 million cases worldwide and 5,000 deaths from the virus that still lacks an effective treatment or vaccine. Moreover, formerly dengue-free countries in southern Europe, such as France, Italy and Spain […] Continue reading -> WHO Battles Sexual Misconduct and Abusive Behaviour, Sets Mid-November Deadline for Action Plan 13/10/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji In the wake of an abuse scandal that led to the removal of its regional director, WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office on Friday announced a series of new measures to combat abusive behaviour and sexual exploitation among the region’s over 600 staff. Last March, in an unprecedented move, some countries in the 37-member region voted […] Continue reading -> Geopolitics at Heart of Elections for New Director of WHO Western Pacific Region 28/09/2023 Mukesh Kapila The World Health Organization (WHO) is busy electing new leaders in three of its six regions. Previous articles have considered the issues at stake and the candidates competing for the position of regional director in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) and the South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO). This article, the final one in the […] Continue reading -> UN Chief Excludes World’s Top Polluters from Climate Summit 21/09/2023 Stefan Anderson The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, explicitly excluded the world’s five largest emitters of greenhouse gasses – China, the United States, Russia, India and Japan – from his Climate Ambition Summit, held Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The United Kingdom, another major polluter, was notably absent from the summit, amid reports […] Continue reading -> Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> WHO Raises Alarm Over Increased Healthcare Worker Migration to Rich Countries Post Pandemic 14/03/2023 Megha Kaveri Eight more countries in the global south have dangerously low numbers of healthcare workers in the wake of the COVID pandemic, a new WHO report has found. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report on “Health workforce support and safeguards” found that some 55 countries now rank below the global median in terms of their density […] 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 -> WHO Executive Board to Meet on Fate of Western Pacific Regional Director After Countries Vote to Remove Him from Post 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Executive Board is set to meet again next week in a special closed session to consider the fate of the Regional Director of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), who has been accused of racism and harassment of staff at the Manila-based office. In a meeting earlier this week, WHO member states from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
WHO Battles Sexual Misconduct and Abusive Behaviour, Sets Mid-November Deadline for Action Plan 13/10/2023 Chetan Bhattacharji In the wake of an abuse scandal that led to the removal of its regional director, WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office on Friday announced a series of new measures to combat abusive behaviour and sexual exploitation among the region’s over 600 staff. Last March, in an unprecedented move, some countries in the 37-member region voted […] Continue reading -> Geopolitics at Heart of Elections for New Director of WHO Western Pacific Region 28/09/2023 Mukesh Kapila The World Health Organization (WHO) is busy electing new leaders in three of its six regions. Previous articles have considered the issues at stake and the candidates competing for the position of regional director in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) and the South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO). This article, the final one in the […] Continue reading -> UN Chief Excludes World’s Top Polluters from Climate Summit 21/09/2023 Stefan Anderson The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, explicitly excluded the world’s five largest emitters of greenhouse gasses – China, the United States, Russia, India and Japan – from his Climate Ambition Summit, held Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The United Kingdom, another major polluter, was notably absent from the summit, amid reports […] Continue reading -> Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> WHO Raises Alarm Over Increased Healthcare Worker Migration to Rich Countries Post Pandemic 14/03/2023 Megha Kaveri Eight more countries in the global south have dangerously low numbers of healthcare workers in the wake of the COVID pandemic, a new WHO report has found. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report on “Health workforce support and safeguards” found that some 55 countries now rank below the global median in terms of their density […] 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 -> WHO Executive Board to Meet on Fate of Western Pacific Regional Director After Countries Vote to Remove Him from Post 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Executive Board is set to meet again next week in a special closed session to consider the fate of the Regional Director of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), who has been accused of racism and harassment of staff at the Manila-based office. In a meeting earlier this week, WHO member states from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Geopolitics at Heart of Elections for New Director of WHO Western Pacific Region 28/09/2023 Mukesh Kapila The World Health Organization (WHO) is busy electing new leaders in three of its six regions. Previous articles have considered the issues at stake and the candidates competing for the position of regional director in WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office (EMRO) and the South-East Asia Regional Office (SEARO). This article, the final one in the […] Continue reading -> UN Chief Excludes World’s Top Polluters from Climate Summit 21/09/2023 Stefan Anderson The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, explicitly excluded the world’s five largest emitters of greenhouse gasses – China, the United States, Russia, India and Japan – from his Climate Ambition Summit, held Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The United Kingdom, another major polluter, was notably absent from the summit, amid reports […] Continue reading -> Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> WHO Raises Alarm Over Increased Healthcare Worker Migration to Rich Countries Post Pandemic 14/03/2023 Megha Kaveri Eight more countries in the global south have dangerously low numbers of healthcare workers in the wake of the COVID pandemic, a new WHO report has found. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report on “Health workforce support and safeguards” found that some 55 countries now rank below the global median in terms of their density […] 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 -> WHO Executive Board to Meet on Fate of Western Pacific Regional Director After Countries Vote to Remove Him from Post 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Executive Board is set to meet again next week in a special closed session to consider the fate of the Regional Director of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), who has been accused of racism and harassment of staff at the Manila-based office. In a meeting earlier this week, WHO member states from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
UN Chief Excludes World’s Top Polluters from Climate Summit 21/09/2023 Stefan Anderson The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, explicitly excluded the world’s five largest emitters of greenhouse gasses – China, the United States, Russia, India and Japan – from his Climate Ambition Summit, held Wednesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. The United Kingdom, another major polluter, was notably absent from the summit, amid reports […] Continue reading -> Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> WHO Raises Alarm Over Increased Healthcare Worker Migration to Rich Countries Post Pandemic 14/03/2023 Megha Kaveri Eight more countries in the global south have dangerously low numbers of healthcare workers in the wake of the COVID pandemic, a new WHO report has found. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report on “Health workforce support and safeguards” found that some 55 countries now rank below the global median in terms of their density […] 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 -> WHO Executive Board to Meet on Fate of Western Pacific Regional Director After Countries Vote to Remove Him from Post 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Executive Board is set to meet again next week in a special closed session to consider the fate of the Regional Director of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), who has been accused of racism and harassment of staff at the Manila-based office. In a meeting earlier this week, WHO member states from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
Small Island Developing States at Nexus of Climate, Unhealthy Foods and Mental Health Challenges 14/06/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher The burgeoning health issues of small island developing states – which are on the front lines of climate change, but also awash in handguns and ultra-processed food imports – is the focus of a high level ministerial meeting taking place in the Caribbean island of Barbados today and tomorrow. The SIDS Ministerial Conference on NCDs […] Continue reading -> WHO Raises Alarm Over Increased Healthcare Worker Migration to Rich Countries Post Pandemic 14/03/2023 Megha Kaveri Eight more countries in the global south have dangerously low numbers of healthcare workers in the wake of the COVID pandemic, a new WHO report has found. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report on “Health workforce support and safeguards” found that some 55 countries now rank below the global median in terms of their density […] 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 -> WHO Executive Board to Meet on Fate of Western Pacific Regional Director After Countries Vote to Remove Him from Post 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Executive Board is set to meet again next week in a special closed session to consider the fate of the Regional Director of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), who has been accused of racism and harassment of staff at the Manila-based office. In a meeting earlier this week, WHO member states from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
WHO Raises Alarm Over Increased Healthcare Worker Migration to Rich Countries Post Pandemic 14/03/2023 Megha Kaveri Eight more countries in the global south have dangerously low numbers of healthcare workers in the wake of the COVID pandemic, a new WHO report has found. The World Health Organization’s 2023 report on “Health workforce support and safeguards” found that some 55 countries now rank below the global median in terms of their density […] 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 -> WHO Executive Board to Meet on Fate of Western Pacific Regional Director After Countries Vote to Remove Him from Post 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Executive Board is set to meet again next week in a special closed session to consider the fate of the Regional Director of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), who has been accused of racism and harassment of staff at the Manila-based office. In a meeting earlier this week, WHO member states from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
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 -> WHO Executive Board to Meet on Fate of Western Pacific Regional Director After Countries Vote to Remove Him from Post 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Executive Board is set to meet again next week in a special closed session to consider the fate of the Regional Director of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), who has been accused of racism and harassment of staff at the Manila-based office. In a meeting earlier this week, WHO member states from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts This site uses cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. Cookies enable us to collect information that helps us personalise your experience and improve the functionality and performance of our site. By continuing to read our website, we assume you agree to this, otherwise you can adjust your browser settings. Please read our cookie and Privacy Policy. Our Cookies and Privacy Policy
WHO Executive Board to Meet on Fate of Western Pacific Regional Director After Countries Vote to Remove Him from Post 03/03/2023 Elaine Ruth Fletcher WHO’s Executive Board is set to meet again next week in a special closed session to consider the fate of the Regional Director of WHO’s Western Pacific Regional Office (WPRO), who has been accused of racism and harassment of staff at the Manila-based office. In a meeting earlier this week, WHO member states from the […] Continue reading -> Posts navigation Older posts