Senior WHO official under investigation by Italian judiciary
The headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva. The independence and transparency of the WHO is once again being questioned. Keystone / Martial Trezzini
Ranieri Guerra, a former deputy director-general of the World Health Organization, is accused by the Bergamo prosecutor s office of providing false information to prosecutors on Italy’s Covid-19 pandemic plan. He is currently special adviser to WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The news has sent shock waves through Italy and Geneva.
This content was published on April 16, 2021 - 09:00
April 16, 2021 - 09:00
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It is a ticking bomb that is already having a strong impact both in Geneva and in Italy. Ranieri Guerra, who until recently was one of the 11 deputy directors-general of the World Health Organization and still remains a special adviser to the head of the organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, is un