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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maria Cheng

Top US official urges WHO to address sexual misconduct

' KEYSTONE / SALVATORE DI NOLFI

A top U.S. health official urged the World Health Organization to address allegations reported by The Associated Press that one of its doctors repeatedly engaged in sexual misconduct.

“There are many of us who stand with survivors and stand with those who identify as victims and are truly committed, but also frustrated by where things have stood to date," Loyce Pace, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, told a meeting of the WHO's Executive Board on Tuesday.

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