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WHO calls for concerted, urgent efforts to bridge gaps accentuated by Covi
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
On World Health Day this year, WHO celebrates 75 years of improving public health and well-being in the South-East Asia Region and globally, fully committed to achieving Health for All through universal health coverage (UHC) - when all people can access essential health services, without fin
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On World Birth Defects Day, WHO reaffirms commitment to prevent, control b
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Globally, an estimated 8 million newborns are born with a birth defect every year. Nine out of every ten children born with a serious birth defect are in low- and middle-income countries. The most common severe birth defects are heart defects, neural tube defects and Down syndrome, but there
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Urgent and accelerated efforts needed for universal eye coverage, vision f
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The World Health Organization has called for accelerated action to provide quality, affordable, integrated, and people-centred eye care for everyone, in order to address the increase in vision impairment and blindness in the WHO South-East Asia Region.
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WHO urges nations in South-East Asia to take "accelerated measures" agains
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The WHO has called on all the nations in South-East Asia to take urgent and accelerated measures against measles.
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Universal Health Coverage Day: WHO says whole-of-government, whole-of-soci
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A whole-of-government, whole-of-society action is needed to protect, promote and support health and well-being, recognizing that 'Health for All' will only be achieved if together we are 'All for Health'.
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World AIDS Day: WHO reiterates commitment to achieve world free of AIDS th
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal Singh informed that in the South-East Asia region alone, 3.8 million people are living under HIV accounting for 10% of the global burden.
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WHO South-East Asia region launches regional forum for primary healthcare-
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region and partners on Tuesday launched the South-East Asia Regional Forum for Primary Health Care-Oriented Health Systems.
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Antimicrobial Resistance will reduce global annual GDP by 3.8 pc by 2050:
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New global estimates show that in 2019, nearly 5 million human deaths worldwide were associated with bacterial AMR, of which 1.3 million human deaths were directly attributable to bacterial AMR. In a high-impact scenario, AMR will reduce global annual GDP by 3.8 per cent by 2050.
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Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action: India will soon introduce HPV v
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
India will soon introduce the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination to eliminate cervical cancer as a public health problem, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia.
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1.5 million deaths directly attributed to diabetes every year: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
According to Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, around 422 million people have diabetes, and 1.5 million deaths are directly attributed to diabetes every year around the world.
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WHO asks countries to recognize importance of investing in primary healthc
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has asked countries to recognize the importance of investing in health, particularly in primary healthcare, said WHO South-East Asia Region Regional Director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh.
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South-East Asia region making strides in universal eye health coverage: WH
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 13 (ANI): As October 14 marks World Sight Day, World Health Organization Regional Director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh said that despite an array of challenges, the South-East Asia region continues to make important progress towards universal eye health coverage for
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