Overview

• WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced Wazed's leave in an internal memo on July 11.
• Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission filed charges against Wazed for fraud, forgery and misuse of power earlier this year.
• Catharina Boehme will serve as Officer-in-Charge and is slated to arrive at the WHO SEARO office in New Delhi on July 15.
• Bangladesh’s interim government welcomed the suspension and urged WHO to appoint a permanent successor to safeguard credibility.
• The ACC alleged that Wazed falsely claimed an honorary post at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University and funneled about $2.8 million through the Shuchona Foundation.