ADDIS ABABA, 16 January 2022, (TON): The Ethiopian government has accused the World Health Organization director of misconduct after he criticized conditions in the Tigray region.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus was nominated by the Ethiopian government to be the head of the U.N. health agency four years ago, but claims he has “not lived up to the integrity and professional expectations”.

He has been accused of interfering in Ethiopia's internal affairs, according to a press release issued on Thursday by the Ethiopian ministry of foreign affairs.

The statement reads “through his acts, (Tedros) spread harmful misinformation and compromised WHO's reputation, independence, and credibility.”

Tedros, has on many occasions criticized the situation in his home country and called for humanitarian access to the conflict-ridden region of Ethiopia.

Tedros at a media briefing said “nowhere in the world are we witnessing hell like Tigray.”

He made reference to a memo WHO had received recently from a physician in the region, which indicated, health authorities had run out of basic medicines for diseases including diabetes and were now using expired stocks and intravenous fluids.