Bangladesh eliminates visceral leishmaniasis: WHO

Bangladesh has become the first country globally to be validated for the elimination of visceral leishmaniasis or...

WHO renewed commitment to advance universal health

The Seventy-sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia commenced today with health ministers...

Nomination of WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia next week

The 76th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia, the annual governing body meeting of WHO at the...

73rd session of WHO Regional Committee for Europe

The framework comes at a critical time when all countries in the region are struggling to retain and recruit...

First humanitarian aid to Gaza welcomed, but more needed

The Rafah border crossing was opened for a short window on Saturday morning to let 20 aid trucks enter Gaza from...

WHO mobilises USD 10 mn to support civilians in Gaza

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus began his address by acknowledging the shock and sadness felt by the entire WHO team in...

WHO pleads for immediate reversal of Gaza evacuation order

The WHO has "joined the wider United Nations in appealing to Israel to immediately rescind orders for the evacuation...

Hospitals in Gaza Strip at a breaking point, warns WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the health system in the Gaza Strip is at a breaking point. A...

World Mental Health Day: Mental Health is a Universal Human Right

WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Poonam Khetrapal on Tuesday said that this year's theme of the World...

Afghanistan earthquake: UNGA President offers condolences

Herat and surrounding regions were shaken by the magnitude 6.3 earthquake and its powerful aftershocks on Saturday....

'Malaria vaccine co-developed by SII to bridge supply gap'

As malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India (SII) has been recommended...

WHO recommends Malaria vaccine made by Serum Institute and Oxford

The R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine developed by the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India has been...