WHO sounds alarm on viral hepatitis infections

The report, released at the World Hepatitis Summit, highlights that despite better tools for diagnosis and...

SE Asia made "notable progress" in advancing right to health: WHO

"Our South-East Asia Region has made notable progress in advancing this right to health. From enhancements in...

TB mortality rate in South-East Asia rose 8.6 per cent in 2021

The tuberculosis mortality rate in the Southeast Asia region saw a rise of 8.6 per cent in 2021 as compared to 2015,...

India's UN envoy in Geneva Arindam Bagchi meets WHO Chief

India's permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Arindam Bagchi met the Director General of the...

WHO chief says 9,000 Gaza patients in need of urgent evacuation

Amid the continuing Israeli onslaught on Gaza in retaliation to the Hamas terror attacks on October 7, last year,...

Geneva: WHO and IPU renew partnership

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) today signed a new memorandum of...

Deinstitutionalise mental health care: WHO

The Regional Director released a report on 'Deinstitutionalisation of people with mental health conditions in WHO...

WHO director urges to “invest in women" to accelerate equality

Ahead of International Women's Day (IWD) on March 8, Saima Wazed, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional...

WHO stresses need to invest in women's health to accelerate progr

Ahead of International Women's Day, the World Health Organisation (WHO) stressed the need to invest in women's...

WHO South-Asia Director calls for awareness against birth defects

World Health Organisation South-Asia Director, Saima Wazed called on the member states to raise awareness and take...

Changing mindsets: Let’s make ear, hearing care reality for all!

It is estimated that over 1.5 billion people globally are affected by hearing loss, nearly 80 per cent of whom...

WHO calls to enhance field epidemiology workforce in South-East

"One of the lessons from COVID-19 pandemic is that field epidemiology workforce is a critical component of national...