Public Health

Harness digital health for Universal Health Coverage

New Delhi | March 20, 2023 A global conference on ‘Taking UHC to the last citizen’ today called for…

March 20, 2023

Five cities recognized for public health achievements at Partnership for Healthy Cities Summit

Partnership for Healthy Cities award recipients include Montevideo, Uruguay for food policy; Mexico City, Mexico for road safety;…

March 16, 2023

WHO renews alert on safeguards for health worker recruitment

The World Health Organization (WHO) released an updated WHO health workforce support and safeguards list 2023, identifying 55 countries…

March 16, 2023

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

Interim Guidance on Clinical Management of Mpox (Monkeypox) 2079

Overview The Curative Service Division (CSD), DoHS has released a new guideline on Clinical Management of Mpox (Monkeypox),…

March 7, 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

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity program 2024

Overview The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity (AFHE) program is dedicated to training those leaders – individuals who…

March 1, 2023

World NTDs Day: Act Now. Act Together. Invest in Neglected Tropical Diseases

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: Act Now. Act Together. Invest in Neglected Tropical Diseases  By Dr Poonam Khetrapal…

February 1, 2023

World Leprosy Day 2023: “Act Now. End Leprosy.”

Overview World Leprosy Day (WLD) is celebrated on the last Sunday of January but World Leprosy Day is…

January 25, 2023