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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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Countries chart path forward on interoperable digital health systems at RO
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Countries across South-East Asia came together on the second day of the Regional Open Digital Health Summit (RODHS) 2025 in New Delhi to plan the next phase of digital health transformation. Health leaders focused on building connected, standards-based health systems that can work together s
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World AMR Awareness Week 2025: WHO calls for urgent, unified action as A
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A newly released Global Antimicrobial Resistance Surveillance Report 2025 highlights widening disparities, with low and middle-income nations disproportionately affected. According to the report, resistance was most prevalent in the WHO South-East Asia and Eastern Mediterranean regions in 20
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WHO South East Asia reminds "Act now, eliminate cervical cancer" on World
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Globally, WHO has set ambitious interim targets for elimination to be achieved by 2030: Vaccination: 90% of girls fully vaccinated with the HPV vaccine by the age of 15;
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WHO South-East Asia calls for stronger action across all life stages on Wo
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The World Health Organization's South-East Asia Region, on the occasion of World Diabetes Day on Friday, issued a renewed call for urgent and coordinated action to tackle the rising burden of diabetes, which now affects more than 279 million adults in the region--nearly one-third of the glob
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MoEngage Gets $100 Million to Scale Marketing AI Agents and Accelerate Exp
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Singapore, November 7: AI-led Customer Data and Engagement Platform MoEngage gets $100 million in a new funding round led by Goldman Sachs Alternatives and A91 Partners, underscoring the growing global demand for next-generation marketing technology. The fresh capital will accelerate MoEngag
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Transport specialists from Asian countries visit Namo Bharat Corridor
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Delegates of the Asian Institute of Transport Development (AITD), comprising transport specialists from South and South-East Asian countries, visited the Namo Bharat Corridor today. The delegation was accompanied by senior officials of NCRTC.
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India renews commitment to healthy ageing at 78th session of WHO Regional
Updated : 4 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Patel highlighted that, with 153 million citizens aged 60 years and above, India is undergoing a major demographic transition. To ensure that the elderly receive equitable, accessible, and affordable healthcare services tailored to their needs, the Government of India has taken several im
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WHO South-East Asia nations adopt Colombo declaration to support healthy a
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The Member States of the WHO South-East Asia Region on Tuesday adopted the Colombo Declaration on 'Healthy ageing through strengthened primary health care, aimed at the health and well-being of its ageing population, which is expected to double by 2050.
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WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee session begins in Colombo with focu
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The 78th session of the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Regional Committee began on Monday in Sri Lanka's Colombo, with health leaders from across the region reaffirming their commitment to building a healthier, more equitable and resilient region amid ongoing global health c
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Ericsson sees huge potential for 5G enterprise applications and mission-cr
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Apart from mobile broadband, 5G in India has a big market for enterprise applications and mission-critical services, which is definitely an area that needs to be explored and developed further, said Nitin Bansal, Managing Director of Ericsson India and Head-Networks for South East Asia, Ocea
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Tobacco use falls fastest in South-East Asia, yet 322 million people still
Updated : 5 months ago IST
The WHO South-East Asia Region has made the fastest progress globally in reducing tobacco use, according to the latest WHO Global Report on Trends in Prevalence of Tobacco Use 2000-2024 and Projections 2025-2030, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in an official statement on Wednesday.
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