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World Aids Day: WHO SEARO highlights achievements of region, calls to tran
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
On World AIDS Day 2025, Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia highlighted how the region stands united with governments, partners, and communities under the theme "Overcoming disruption, transforming the AIDS response."
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WHO sounds alarm on rising pace of technology-facilitated violence
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The latest estimates on intimate partner violence (IPV) note that lifetime IPV prevalence in South-East Asia Region is 31.5%, one of the highest across all WHO regions. Digital violence--including cyberstalking, image-based abuse, trolling, doxing, and online harassment--is rising at an alar
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India showcases Herbal GMP leadership at WHO-SEARO regional workshop in Mu
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The workshop saw participation from 19 international delegates representing South-East Asian countries including Bhutan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and Nepal, along with leading Indian experts. The event provided a dynamic platform for training and knowledge exchange to strengthen global herbal dr
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WHO sends Sheikh Hasina's daughter Saima Wazed on leave, says " no further
Updated : 8 months ago IST
According to reports, action was taken after Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission filed cases against her for fraud, forgery, and misuse of power.
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18 million more girls in South Asia could suffer from anaemia by 2030: WHO
Updated : 8 months, 1 week ago IST
As per WHO-SEARO, in response, for the first time, governments from seven South Asian countries have come together to take collective action against anaemia.
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Saima Wazed gives call to make walking, cycling safe for all on 8th UN Glo
Updated : 10 months ago IST
Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia gaver a call to make walking and cycling safe for everyone. She made the remarks on the occasion of the 8th UN Global Road Safety Week.
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"Need unwavering commitment to reach all children with essential vaccines"
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
On the occasion of the World Immunisation Week, WHO Saima Wazed, Regional Director for WHO South-East Asia, shared insights on the goal of World Immunisation Week and elaborated on the 2025 theme-- "Immunisation for all is humanly possible."
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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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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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JP Nadda highlights India's achievements for universal healthcare at WHO's
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The opening session of the Regional Committee meeting saw the election of office bearers, the establishment of a "Drafting Group for Resolutions and decisions", the adoption of "Special Procedures" to regulate the conduct of the session, and the adoption of the provisional agenda.
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JP Nadda elected as the Chairperson of the 77th Session of WHO South East
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
The World Health Organisation kicked off its 77th session of the Regional Committee for Southeast Asia in New Delhi from October 7 to 9. India's Minister of Health, JP Nadda, has been elected as the Chairperson of the 77th Session
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