WHO South-East Asia region marks '16 Days of Activism'

WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh highlighted that almost 1 in 3 women worldwide...

World Mental Health Day: Mental Health is a Universal Human Right

WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal on Tuesday said that this year's theme of the World...

India taking steps to eliminate trans-fatty acids: WHO

WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has said India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and...

India’s philosophy of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ is clarion call

"We live in an increasingly interconnected world. India’s philosophy of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’...

WHO South-East Asia region adopts Gandhinagar declaration

Regional Director WHO South-East Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh in her address to a ministerial meeting ‘Sustain,...

Traditional medicine can improve people-centred health care: WHO

"The traditional systems of medicine have the potential to improve health, wellness, and people-centred health care....

WHO congratulates India for regulating anti-tobacco warning

On World No Tobacco Day on May 31, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya released OTT guidelines for the...

WHO lauds Sri Lanka's efforts on trans fat

The World Health Organization on Tuesday lauded Sri Lanka for enacting legislation on trans-fat to protect health...

Efforts to tackle hypertension need to be scaled up: WHO

"Hypertension is often called a 'silent killer' as many people are unaware of their problem which if left untreated,...

Bangladesh eliminates lymphatic filariasis: WHO

Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, occurs when filarial parasites are transmitted to humans through...

World Malaria Day 2023: Time to deliver zero malaria, says WHO

To commemorate World Malaria Day 2023, World Health Organization has urged the countries affected by the disease...

"Committed to prevent birth defects": WHO regional director

Globally, an estimated 8 million newborns are born with a birth defect every year. Nine out of every ten children...