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WHO South-East Asia Region commits to prioritizing and investing more in primary health care

The Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region committed to prioritize investment in primary health care to accelerate…

November 5, 2023

WHO South-East Asia to strengthen regional collaboration to innovate and expand public health gains

The Seventy-sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia concluded today with health ministers and senior…

November 5, 2023

Health Ministers meet next week on priority issues, to nominate next WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia

New Delhi | October 28, 2023: Health Ministers and senior officials from Member countries are meeting here next week…

October 28, 2023

Back to the future: harnessing the power of primary health care to transform our health systems

Astana, Kazakhstan, 24 October 2023 In marking the 45th anniversary of the historic Declaration of Alma-Ata, the WHO…

October 25, 2023

Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala nominated to lead WHO Western Pacific Region

Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has been nominated as the next World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Western…

October 18, 2023

The Lao People’s Democratic Republic eliminates lymphatic filariasis

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has eliminated lymphatic filariasis, a painful…

October 18, 2023

Dr Hanan Balkhy has today been nominated as the next WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean

Dr Hanan Balkhy has been nominated as the next WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. Member States…

October 10, 2023

WHO recommends R21/Matrix-M vaccine for malaria prevention in updated advice on immunization

The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a new vaccine, R21/Matrix-M, for the prevention of malaria in children.…

October 3, 2023

WHO South-East Asia Region commits to further enhance efforts to end TB, adopt Gandhinagar Declaration

The WHO South-East Asia Region, that bears a disproportionate burden of nearly half of the global TB cases…

August 17, 2023

WHO convenes first high-level global summit on traditional medicine to explore evidence base, opportunities to accelerate health for all

10 August 2023 News release (WHO) The World Health Organization (WHO) is convening the Traditional Medicine Global Summit on 17 and…

August 10, 2023