THIS IS WHY THE CHINESE WANTED HIM, I GUESS: NYT 2017: Candidate to Lead the W.H.O. Accused of Covering Up Epidemics. “A leading candidate to head the World Health Organization was accused this week of covering up three cholera epidemics in his home country, Ethiopia, when he was health minister — a charge that could seriously undermine his campaign to run the agency. The accusation against Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was made by a prominent global health expert who is also an informal adviser to Dr. David Nabarro, a rival candidate in the race for W.H.O. director general.”