WHO Regional Director conferred Mental Health Award 2025

Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia, Saima Wazed, on Tuesday was felicitated with the Mental Health Award 2025...

WHO thanks Nepal for its contribution

"WHO thanks Nepal for its contribution to SEARHEF. Nepal has championed the regional health emergency fund at...

Promote healthy diets, physical activity: WHO says

Saima Wazed, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, was speaking at the inaugural of a regional meeting to 'Promote...

WHO, experts meet to strengthen community engagement

"Strengthening the WHO's engagement with communities to enhance health outcomes and protect against emergencies is a...

WHO calls to enhance field epidemiology workforce in South-East

"One of the lessons from COVID-19 pandemic is that field epidemiology workforce is a critical component of national...

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...

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...

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,...

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,...

WHO hopes Jamnagar medicine facility boosts global wellbeing

New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): As India is set to establish WHO Global Centre for traditional medicine in...

'Global Centre for traditional medicine could be a game-changer'

New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): With India set to establish WHO Global Centre for traditional medicine in...

Can't dismiss as 'mild', Omicron spreading faster than other...

New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Amid concerns arising out of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Dr Poonam...