The World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Region on Saturday congratulated the Government of India on the national launch of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination campaign aimed at preventing cervical cancer among adolescent girls.
"This extraordinary achievement followed unparalleled efforts and demonstrates what can be accomplished and sustained through unwavering government leadership, a dedicated health workforce, and strong partnerships, including with communities," said Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge, WHO So
The newly constructed World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Regional Office in New Delhi was inaugurated on Friday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who described the facility as "more than a workplace".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Director General of the World Health Organisation, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, on Friday inaugurated the new WHO-South East Asian Regional Office Complex in Delhi during the second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine.
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."
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
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;
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
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.
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
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.