There have been four cases of sexual harassment reported in the World Health Organization in 2016, according to an internal audit report presented to the World Health Assembly in May 2017.

At a time when the issue is gripping all industries, Devex asked Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus what steps he plans to take to combat sexual harassment at his organization.

The only problem is the mindset we have, the male chauvinism that still exists. We have capable women, but we don't want to see them. We don't want to see that they exist. That's a mindset problem. But in WHO we have proven that if we open our eyes, there are capable women. That's where it starts to fight harassment.

He sees that happening through the open door policy he has initiated, and which he has instructed his leadership team and directors to follow. He sees it as an opportunity to address the problem early on.

But he underlined prevention as a key part of the solution, by way of changing mindset and empowering women within the organization.

Read the full article on combatting sexual harassment at WHO by Jenny Lei Ravelo at Devex International Development