Maldives, Sri Lanka achieve control against Hepatitis B: WHO

Maldives and Sri Lanka have achieved control against Hepatitis B disease, the World Health Organization (WHO)...

WHO urges to scale up surveillance amid rising Covid cases

The World Health Organization has urged the countries in the Southeast Asia Region to strengthen surveillance and...

Bhutan recognizes WHO Regional Director, confers gold medal

In a video message post the award ceremony, Dr Khetrapal Singh thanked His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel...

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...

"Antimicrobial resistance continues to pose challenge...": WHO

In a statement, Poonam Khetrapal Singh stated, "Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to pose a significant...

Improving access to care for diabetes priority in South Asia: WHO

As per the WHO Regional Director, countries in the Southeast Asia region have made commendable progress in reducing...

WHO renewed commitment to advance universal health

The Seventy-sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia commenced today with health ministers...

Mental health be recognised as basic right: Kerala CM

World Mental Health Day, observed on October 10 every year, is an international day for global mental health...

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...

SEAHEARTS initiative to prevent cardiovascular diseases in WHO So

The South-East Asia-HEARTS, also known as SEAHEARTS, has been initiated by countries across the region to reduce the...

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...

78th UNGA session to see three high-level meetings on Health: WHO

"All three are among the eight flagship priority programmes that the WHO South-East Asia Region had identified in...