Public Health News

World Health Organization (WHO) declares Monkeypox a public health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak as a public health emergency. The WHO…

July 23, 2022

Urgent call for better use of existing vaccines and development of new vaccines to tackle AMR

12 July 2022 News release (WHO) WHO released the first-ever report on the pipeline of the vaccines currently in…

July 13, 2022

“A world of 8 billion: Towards a resilient future for all – Harnessing opportunities and ensuring rights and choices for all”

World Population Day, which seeks to focus attention on the urgency and importance of population issues, was established…

July 10, 2022

Health Advisory on Nairobi Fly

What is Nairobi Fly? Nairobi flies are small, orange and black-coloured insects also known as Kenyan flied or…

July 8, 2022

New political declaration to halve road traffic deaths and injuries by 2030 is a milestone achievement

30 June 2022 News release New York The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes the political declaration to be adopted…

July 1, 2022

WHO convenes experts to review methods for estimating TB disease burden

30 May 2022 | Geneva: A successful meeting of a subgroup of WHO’s Global Task Force on TB Impact Measurement was held…

May 30, 2022

World Health Assembly re-elects Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to second term as WHO Director-General

24 May 2022 News release (WHO) WHO Member States today re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second…

May 24, 2022

The Policies and Programmes of the Government of Nepal for FY 2079/80 (Health)

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has presented the government’s policy and programmes in the joint meeting of the House…

May 24, 2022

Monkeypox Endemic News: What is monkeypox?, Symptoms and Preventive Measures

WHO working closely with countries responding to monkeypox 20 May 2022 Statement Geneva  WHO and partners are working to better…

May 21, 2022

WHO launches first ever global report on Infection Prevention and Control

6 May 2022 News release Geneva  Reveals that good IPC programmes can reduce health care infections by 70% The COVID-19…

May 6, 2022