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Delhi TB Summit: WHO South-East Asia countries commit to end TB
Updated : 8 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Tracking progress to eliminate tuberculosis, member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region have committed to further intensifying efforts to ensure rapid and concrete progress to End TB by 2030.
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Health minister Nadda hails WHO's Malaria report
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] November 29 (ANI): India has reduced its new malaria cases by one third and even crossed the malaria mortality targets of 2020, said Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday.
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Milkha Singh appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for physical activity
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI):Legendary Indian athlete Milkha Singh has been appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Physical Activity in South-East Asia Region, the global health body confirmed.
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Big B appointed WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May. 12 (ANI): Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan has been appointed by the World Health Organisation as its Goodwill Ambassador for Hepatitis in South-East Asia Region to spread awareness about the disease.
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Terrorism foremost challenge for ASEAN countries, says Parrikar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 6 (ANI): Expressing deep concern over the rising incidents of terrorism in recent times, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Thursday stated that non-traditional threats and terrorism remained the foremost challenges to South East Asia region.
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WHO calls for stronger measures against Zika as Thailand confirms disease-
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 2 (ANI): The World Health Organization has recently urged countries across the WHO South-East Asia region to continue to take decisive action to prevent detect and respond to Zika virus as Thailand confirmed two cases of Zika-related microcephaly.
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WHO commits to eliminate, eradicate neglected tropical diseases
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 7 (ANI): Health ministers of World Health Organisaton (WHO) South-East Asia Region today reaffirmed their commitment to achieve time-bound targets to control, eliminate and eradicate neglected tropical diseases, which continue to burden marginalized populations.
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J P Nadda to lead Yoga Session of WHO SEARO at Colombo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept. 7 (ANI): Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J. P. Nadda shall be leading the yoga session at the 69th session of the WHO Regional Committee of South-East Asia Region at Colombo today.
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WHO urges South-East Asian countries to accelerate efforts to end maternal
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] , Sept. 6 (ANI): The World Health Organization today emphasized on need of enhancing and expanding quality life-saving interventions to all mothers, newborns and children across South-East Asia Region to end maternal, newborn and child deaths.
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