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WHO director in Asia accused of racism

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told staff in the Western Pacific in an email on Friday that Kasai was “on leave” without elaborating further

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Dr Takeshi Kasai

Dr Takeshi Kasai

The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) top director in the Western Pacific, Dr Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post. Kasai’s removal comes months after an AP investigation revealed that dozens of staffers accused him of racist, abusive and unethical behaviour that undermined the U.N. agency’s efforts to stop the novel Coronavirus pandemic in Asia. 

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