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FILE - In this Thursday, March 14, 2019 file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) speaks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland about the update on WHO Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Internal documents by The Associated Press show the World Health Organization spent nearly $192 million on travel last year, with staffers sometimes breaking the rules by flying in business class, booking expensive last-minute tickets and traveling without the required approvals.(Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP, File)

The Latest: US backs reform efforts at UN health agency

Associated Press

Correction: WHO Travel story

By MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept 9, 2018, file photo, health workers walk with a boy suspected of having the Ebola virus at an Ebola treatment centre in Beni, Eastern Congo. The World Health Organization is warning it may not be possible to contain Ebola to the two affected provinces in eastern Congo if violent attacks on health teams continue. In an update Friday, May 10, 2019 WHO warned that Ebola response activities had been halted for five consecutive days because of the insecurity(AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro, File)

WHO warns Ebola could spread elsewhere if attacks don’t stop

By KRISTA LARSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Saturday, June 2, 2018 file photo, a health worker checks the temperature of people disembarking from a plane at the airport in Kinshasa, Congo. The World Health Organization says Ebola deaths in Congo's latest outbreak are expected to exceed 1,000 later on Friday, May 3, 2019. WHO's emergencies chief made the announcement at a news conference in Geneva. The Ebola outbreak that was declared in eastern Congo in August is already the second deadliest outbreak in history, and efforts to control it have been complicated by a volatile security situation and deep community mistrust. (AP Photo/Sam Mednick, File)

AP Explains: Why this Ebola outbreak is a special challenge

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

UN: No screen time for babies; only 1 hour for kids under 5

Associated Press

This Monday, April 8, 2019 photo shows the headquarters building of UNAIDS in Geneva. Documents obtained by The Associated Press reveal the U.N.’s AIDS agency is grappling with previously unreported allegations of financial and sexual misconduct involving a staffer who went public in 2018 with claims she was sexually assaulted by a top deputy. (AP Photo/Jamey Keaten)

AP Exclusive: UN whistleblower targeted in misconduct probe

By MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

In this photo taken Thursday, March 21, 2019, mothers wait to have their babies vaccinated against measles, at a healthcare center in Larintsena, Madagascar. As the island nation faces its largest measles outbreak in history and cases soar well beyond 115,000, the problem is not centered on whether to vaccinate children. Many parents would like to do so but face immense challenges including the lack of resources and information. (AP Photo/Laetitia Bezain)

Measles outbreak kills more than 1,200 in Madagascar

By LAETITIA BEZAIN - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Sept 9, 2018, photo, a health worker sprays disinfectant on his colleague after working at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, eastern Congo. Top Red Cross official Emanuele Capobianco said April 12, 2019, that he's "more concerned than I have ever been" about the possible regional spread of the Ebola virus in Congo after a recent spike in cases. (AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro) **FILE**

AP Explains: Why 2nd-worst Ebola outbreak is growing concern

By CARA ANNA - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Sept 9, 2018, photo, a health worker sprays disinfectant on his colleague after working at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, eastern Congo. Top Red Cross official Emanuele Capobianco said April 12, 2019, that he's "more concerned than I have ever been" about the possible regional spread of the Ebola virus in Congo after a recent spike in cases. (AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro) **FILE**

WHO declines to label DRC Ebola a global emergency

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Sunday, Sept 9, 2018, photo, a health worker sprays disinfectant on his colleague after working at an Ebola treatment center in Beni, eastern Congo. Top Red Cross official Emanuele Capobianco said April 12, 2019, that he's "more concerned than I have ever been" about the possible regional spread of the Ebola virus in Congo after a recent spike in cases. (AP Photo/Al-hadji Kudra Maliro) **FILE**

UN says Congo’s Ebola outbreak not yet a global emergency

By MARIA CHENG and JAMEY KEATEN - Associated Press

WHO says Ebola cases rising in eastern Congo after violence

Associated Press

A woman carrying water and a baby on her back after collecting water in Beira, Mozambique, Monday, March 25, March 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

‘Second disaster’ warned in Mozambique as cholera a concern

By NQOBILE NTSHANGASE - Associated Press

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, March 14, 2019 about the update on WHO Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

Attacks could reverse gains in Congo’s Ebola fight, says WHO

By JAMEY KEATEN and KRISTA LARSON - Associated Press

File - In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, a sign posted at The Vancouver Clinic in Vancouver, Wash., warns patients and visitors of a measles outbreak. The focus on measles in the Pacific Northwest intensified Friday, March 1, 2019, as public health officials in Oregon announced a new case of the highly contagious disease unrelated to an ongoing outbreak in Washington state that's sickened 68 people so far. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus, File) **FILE**

Measles vaccinations: Bolster them now

By Deborah Simmons - The Washington Times

Measles epidemic in Madagascar kills more than 900, says WHO

Associated Press

Experts call for emergency declaration on Congo’s Ebola

By CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, informs the media about an update on WHO Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a press conference, at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Friday, Feb. 1, 2019. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP)

As Ebola outbreak marks 6 months, health centers a concern

By CARLEY PETESCH - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday Aug. 14, 2018 file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on WHO Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The World Health Organization says it is seeing increasing reports of misconduct reported by staffers within the U.N. health agency, describing the trend as “a positive thing.” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said Friday, Jan. 18, 2019 the agency has been investigating misbehavior for “years and decades,” following the publication of an Associated Press story Thursday that reported WHO’s director-general had ordered an internal probe into claims the agency is rife with racism, sexism and corruption. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/keystone via AP, File)

UN health agency: Rising misconduct reports are ‘positive’

By JAMEY KEATEN and MARIA CHENG - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on WHO Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has ordered an internal investigation into allegations the U.N. health agency is rife with racism, sexism and corruption, after a series of anonymous emails with the explosive charges were sent to top managers last year. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/keystone via AP, File)

The Latest: WHO confirms internal misconduct probe underway

Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018, file photo, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, on WHO Ebola operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has ordered an internal investigation into allegations the U.N. health agency is rife with racism, sexism and corruption, after a series of anonymous emails with the explosive charges were sent to top managers last year. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/keystone via AP, File)

U.N. health chief orders probe into misconduct

By Maria Cheng - Associated Press