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Health ministers to discuss mental and primary health issues at WHO South-
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Paro [Bhutan], September 2 (ANI): The Seventy-Fifth Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia is being hosted by Bhutan this year and the key issues of discussion will revolve around mental health and primary health care.
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Bring hepatitis care closer to people: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Thursday called for making quality hepatitis care affordable, accessible, and integrated into primary health care, to bring these lifesaving services closer to people and accelerate efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis in the
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South-East Asia on 'alert' for monkeypox: WHO Regional Director
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): WHO South-East Asia Regional Director Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh said that the region has been on alert for monkeypox and that nations have been taking steps to diagnose it quickly and prevent its spread.
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India confirms first case of monkeypox in WHO South-East Asia Region
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (ANI): The first case of monkeypox in WHO South-East Asia Region has been reported from India, in a 35-year old man who arrived from the Middle East earlier this week.
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Book on elimination of infectious diseases in South-East Asia launched
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): To mark the World Environment Day this year, a book titled 'Elimination of Infectious Diseases from the South-East Asia Region Keeping the Promise' was launched at a virtual event on Monday.
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WHO hopes Jamnagar traditional medicine facility boosts global wellbeing
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): As India is set to establish WHO Global Centre for traditional medicine in Gujarat's Jamnagar, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region, on Tuesday said that it will be a hub of excellence which will help deliver safe, effect
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Global Centre for traditional medicine in India could be game-changer: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 18 (ANI): With India set to establish WHO Global Centre for traditional medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region has called it a "game-changer."
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Can't dismiss as 'mild', Omicron spreading faster than other Covid-19 vari
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Amid concerns arising out of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region on Thursday said that Omicron appears to be spreading faster than any other previous variant and added that one should
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South-East Asia Region should strengthen COVID-19 response measures to cur
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 3 (ANI): As India confirmed two cases of Omicron, the World Health Organization on Friday said that countries in South-East Asia Region should further strengthen COVID-19 response measures to curtail the spread of the virus and its variants.
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COVID Omicron variant: WHO asks countries in South-East Asia Region to be
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 27 (ANI): In view of the surge in COVID-19 cases globally and detection of new variant of Omicron, the World Health Organization on Saturday appealed to countries in South-East Asia Region to scale up surveillance, strengthen public health and social measures,
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Health Ministers of South-East Asia Region commit to renew efforts to end
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): The Ministers of Health of countries in WHO South-East Asia Region on Tuesday committed to renew and accelerate efforts to end tuberculosis, in view of the pandemic disrupting services and leading to increase in TB cases in the already high-burden Region.
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India's 100 cr COVID vaccination due to strong political leadership: WHO R
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 21: On the occasion of India's 100 crore vaccination milestone, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia said that India's progress must be viewed in the context of the country's commendable commitment and efforts to ensure that these lif
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