Public Health Update

WHO prequalifies new dengue vaccine

15 May 2024-Geneva: A new vaccine for dengue received pre-qualification from the World Health Organization (WHO) on 10 May…

May 15, 2024

Call for actionable steps in response to the rising threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

The Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform Action Group on the High-Level Meeting urges the United Nations Members…

May 14, 2024

World Day for Safety and Health at Workplace 2024

By Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia We mark the World Day for Safety and Health…

April 27, 2024

WHO benchmarks for strengthening health emergency capacities

Overview Benchmarking is a strategic process often used by businesses and institutes to standardize performance in relation to the best…

April 26, 2024

Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine

25 April, Cotonou/Freetown/Monrovia – In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—launched…

April 26, 2024

WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for cholera

A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 12 April.…

April 20, 2024

National Action Plan for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Nepal

Overview Nepal’s NAP on AMR 2021-2026 focuses mainly on AMR management in bacteria because of the urgency and…

February 27, 2024

Ms Saima Wazed takes charge as Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia

New Delhi | February 1, 2024: Ms Saima Wazed today assumed charge as Regional Director for World Health…

February 1, 2024

Health Insurance Board Benefit Package: Medicine List

The Health Insurance Board in Nepal includes a variety of medicines in its benefit package. Here is the…

January 27, 2024

Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala appointed WHO Regional Director for the WHO Western Pacific

The World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board today confirmed the appointment of Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala of Tonga…

January 23, 2024