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Health for All

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

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
List of Candidates for WHO SEARO Regional Director

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
Health for All

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
WHO announces the elimination of lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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 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
Vaccines development process & Clinical trials

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
World Tuberculosis Day 2021: The Clock Is Ticking

World leaders commit to new targets to end TB

World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with…

September 24, 2023
Gandhinagar Declaration

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
Breastfeeding Facts in Nepal

Breastfeeding Facts in Nepal

The 2022 NDHS is a national sample survey that provides up-to-date information on various health indicators. Here are…

August 1, 2023