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WHO publishes recommendations on two new types of insecticide-treated nets

Since 2005, over 2 billion insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) have been distributed worldwide to prevent malaria. All of these…

March 14, 2023

International Women’s Day: Achieve access for all women and girls to digital innovations and technologies

By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia On International Women’s Day, WHO is calling…

March 7, 2023

World Birth Defects Day 2023: Many birth defects,one voice

By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia To mark this year’s World Birth Defects…

March 2, 2023

The Montreux Charter on Patient Safety galvanizes action to address avoidable harm in health care

The Fifth Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety was held in Montreux, Switzerland on 23 and 24 February…

March 1, 2023

Urgent, accelerated efforts needed for universal eye coverage, vision for all: WHO

The World Health Organization today called for accelerated action to provide quality, affordable, integrated and people-centered comprehensive eye…

February 21, 2023

Urgently address gaps in leprosy services and accelerate efforts towards zero leprosy infection and disease: WHO

New Delhi | January 29, 2023 The World Health Organization today called on countries in the South-East Asia…

January 29, 2023

Five billion people unprotected from trans fat leading to heart disease

Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new status report from WHO has found,…

January 24, 2023

Notice for Upgrade of Health Workers (Form and Required Documents)

The Department Health Services (DoHS) invites application for the update of health workers under Nepal Health Service Regulation…

December 31, 2022

Global antimicrobial resistance and use surveillance system (‎GLASS)‎ report: 2022

Overview The WHO Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) was launched in 2015 to foster AMR…

December 10, 2022

Republic of Korea achieves the highest WHO level for regulation of medicines and vaccines

29 November 2022  Geneva/Manila/Seoul The World Health Organization (WHO) announces that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety,…

December 1, 2022