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WHO director in Asia accused of racism and abuse put on leave

Takeshi Kasai of Japan also said to have improperly shared COVID vaccine information

Takeshi Kasai, World Health Organization's Regional Director for Western Pacific, in 2019. 

LONDON (AP) -- The World Health Organization's top director in the Western Pacific, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, has been indefinitely removed from his post, according to internal correspondence obtained by The Associated Press.

Kasai's removal comes months after an AP investigation revealed that dozens of staffers accused him of racist, abusive and unethical behavior that undermined the U.N. agency's efforts to stop the coronavirus pandemic in Asia.

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