THE Department of Health (DoH) said that the recent change in the leadership of the World Health Organization's Western Pacific Region will "not affect" the country's coordination with the United Nations agency.

The WHO Executive Board has made the unprecedented move to terminate the Western Pacific Regional Office director, Dr. Takeshi Kasai, due to allegations of misconduct and racism.

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