'Shame for WHO:' Victim of sex misconduct slams UN response

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A woman who says she was victimized by a World Health Organization doctor during a recent Ebola outbreak in Congo said she is shocked that no senior officials were punished for the sexual abuse and exploitation claims involving dozens of women in the conflict-ridden country.

On Monday, the AP reported on a confidential UN report that excused senior staffers for their mishandling of the case due to a “loophole” in how WHO defines victims of such behavior.

“Perhaps WHO does not consider us because we are Africans?” she asked. “As long as I am alive, I will hate the entire World Health Organization until are charged and punished.” She said donor countries had likely made a disturbing calculation about the costs of responding to global health crises. AP obtained a copy of a notarized agreement between Ngandu and the woman, signed by two WHO staffers, in which he agreed to cover her health care costs and buy her land.

 

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