By Claire Parker September 28, 2021 An independent probe commissioned by the World Health Organization found evidence to support allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation carried out by WHO staffers responding to an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to a report issued Tuesday that the WHO chief called “harrowing reading.” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pledged to overhaul the public health body’s policies on sexual abuse. The report identified dozens of potential victims of sexual exploitation and abuse and 83 alleged perpetrators, including 21 who were employed by WHO as part of the response to
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