AP: WHO knew of past sex misconduct claim against doctor

By MARIA CHENG
AP Medical Writer

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization is forming a committee on “formal complaints of abusive conduct.” The announcement came hours after The Associated Press reported that the U.N.’s health agency knew of past sexual misconduct charges against a doctor who was accused of harassing a woman in the fall. A detailed complaint against the doctor was previously shared with senior WHO directors and others, but it is unclear if any investigation was ever conducted. When a woman alleged the same doctor sexually assaulted her at a Berlin conference in October, WHO’s director-general said he was “horrified.” He said at the time that the agency has “zero tolerance” for such misconduct.