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WHO South-East Asia urges increased leadership of persons with disabilitie
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to Wazed, over 1.3 billion people globally live with some form of disability, and in the South-East Asia Region, approximately 16 per cent of the population is affected by significant disability. These numbers are rising, driven by factors like chronic ailments and an ageing popula
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WHO calls for global commitment to fight HIV on World AIDS day, urges righ
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
On the occasion of "World AIDS Day" on Sunday, Saima Wazed, the World Health Organisation Regional Director for Southeast Asia, along with WHO, urged for the global commitment to the fight against HIV/AIDS with the theme of "Take the Rights Path: My Health, My Right!" highlighting the need f
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WHO announces 16 Days of activism to end violence against women
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
"Given the upcoming 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action on Women (BPOA) planned to be held at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in March 2025, this year's 16 Days of Activism holds special significance. Signed by 189 Member States in 1995, BPOA is
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WHO South-East Asia Region adopts 'Colombo Call to Action' to address grow
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
To address the growing burden of diabetes, health experts and officials adopted the 'Colombo Call to Action' to strengthen diabetes prevention and control measures in the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region.
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"Antimicrobial resistance remains a major threat to global health," says W
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
AMR remains a major threat to global health, affecting the effectiveness of life-saving medicines and the management of infectious diseases worldwide
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"Breaking Barriers, Bridging Gaps": WHO Southeast Asia Director calls for
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
On the occasion of World Diabetes Day on Thursday, Saima Wazed, the World Health Organisation Regional Director for Southeast Asia, highlighted the urgent need to address the growing burden of diabetes in the region.
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WHO congratulates South East Asia for its polio eradication achievements o
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Saima Wazed, World Health Organisation's (WHO) Regional Director for South-East Asia, on Thursday congratulated the region for achieving and maintaining a decade of polio-free status on World Polio Day celebrated today.
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WHO South East Asia Region sets new target to eliminate measles, rubella
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The 77th Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia wrapped up with Member States adopting resolutions setting new targets for measles and rubella elimination, expanding the corpus of the regional health emergency fund and committing to adolescent responsive health systems.
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Countries in WHO South-East Asia region commit to adolescent-responsive he
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The Member States of WHO South-East Asia region on Tuesday adopted a Ministerial Declaration on Adolescent-Responsive Health Systems committing to policies, resources and services tailored to the unique needs of this age group for a healthier and more equitable future for all.
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WHO calls for adolescent-responsive health systems, highlights "triple div
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation urged countries in the Southeast Asia Region to ensure health systems are responsive to the unique needs of adolescents, highlighting its 'triple dividend' benefit - immediate, future, and intergenerational.
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Promote healthy diets, physical activity: WHO says
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Saima Wazed, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, was speaking at the inaugural of a regional meeting to 'Promote healthy diets and food environments, and physical activity through policies and enabling environments'
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"Goal is to raise awareness about importance of patient safety in healthca
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
World Patient Safety Day, marked annually on September 17, was established by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2019, following the adoption of resolution WHA72.6 by the World Health Assembly. The resolution stresses the global importance of patient safety and calls for action to reduce
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