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International Women's Day: WHO director urges to "invest in women" to acce
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Ahead of International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8, Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Director for Southeast Asia, underscored the urgent need to prioritize investments in women to propel progress towards gender equality.
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WHO stresses need to invest in women's health to accelerate progress
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Ahead of International Women's Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) stressed the need to invest in women's health and wellbeing to accelerate progress.
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WHO South-Asia Director calls for awareness, action against birth defects
Updated : 2 years ago IST
World Health Organisation South-Asia Director, Saima Wazed called on the member states to raise awareness and take action against the alarming situation of congenital anomalies being reported in the region.
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Let's make ear and hearing care a reality for all: WHO
Updated : 2 years ago IST
It is estimated that over 1.5 billion people globally are affected by hearing loss, nearly 80 per cent of whom live in low- and middle-income countries of the world. In South-East Asia region itself, an estimated 400 million people currently have ear and hearing problems.
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WHO calls to enhance field epidemiology workforce in South-East Asia Regio
Updated : 2 years ago IST
"One of the lessons from COVID-19 pandemic is that field epidemiology workforce is a critical component of national health security systems. Continued efforts are needed to invest in field epidemiology capacity strengthening," said Saima Wazed, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia, in her
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Saima Wazed takes charge as WHO South-East Asia Regional Director
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Saima Wazed assumed charge as the Regional Director for the World Health Organization South-East Asia Region on Thursday.
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Bangladesh's Saima Wazed appointed as WHO's Regional Director for South-Ea
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Executive Board in Geneva has said that Saima Wazed has been appointed as the WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia.
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Bangladesh's Saima Wazed to lead World Health Organization's South-East As
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Saima Wazed has been nominated to lead the World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region.
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Health Ministers to nominate next WHO Regional Director for South-East Asi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The 76th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, the annual governing body meeting of WHO at the regional level, will be held from October 30 to November 3, 2023, in the national capital.
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UN Human Rights Chief to visit Bangladesh from August 14-17
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 12 (ANI): UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet will conduct an official visit to Bangladesh Sunday, 14 August, upon the invitation of the Government, the UN Office of the high commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said on Friday.
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Bangladesh PM's son denounces Islamist party over 'connivance' with Pakist
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 17 (ANI): Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's information technology adviser, Sajeeb Wazed Joy came down heavily on Islamist political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) for its wartime brutalities and conspiracies geared towards strengthening the footing of Pakist
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Bangladesh enters 5G technology era in telecommunication
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 13 (ANI): Bangladesh has entered the fifth-generation (5G) era in telecommunication as Prime Minister's adviser for Information and Communication Technology Affairs Sajeeb Wazed Joy virtually inaugurated the service at a function here on Sunday, reported local me
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