Public Health Update

Priority Infectious Diseases for Community-Based Surveillance in Nepal

Overview The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population, recently endorsed the Community-Based Disease Surveillance Guideline, 2082.…

January 2, 2026

The Belém Health Action Plan for the Adaptation of the Health Sector to Climate Change

Overview During COP30, Brazil unveiled the Belém Health Action Plan, marking the first international climate adaptation framework dedicated…

November 20, 2025

World Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) Day 2025: Short of Breath, Think COPD!

Overview World Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) Day is coordinated by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung…

November 19, 2025

Global Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) 2025

Overview World Health Organization (WHO) releases the third global report tracking progress toward the 2030 targets outlined in…

October 28, 2025

Monitoring progress on UHC and the health-related SDGs in the South-East Asia Region: 2025 update

Overview The World Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO SEARO) has released its tenth annual report, Monitoring…

October 18, 2025

Resolutions and Decisions of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee

The Seventy-eighth session of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee concluded with Member States deliberating on and adopting…

October 15, 2025

Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025

Overview The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report, the Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025.…

October 13, 2025

Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B

In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child…

October 13, 2025

Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 Country Profile: Nepal

Overview The latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 Country Profile for Nepal reveals both progress and persistent…

October 13, 2025

The Global Burden of Disease 2023

Overview The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) publishes a new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study…

October 13, 2025