MoHFS and WHO training boosts municipal doctors’ capacity for VPD surveillance
Kick-off meeting marks the launch of the BRIDGE project to strengthen emergency preparedness in Nepal
Transforming respiratory care in Nepal’s Kavrepalanchok district
Nepal enhances IPC capacity through advanced training programme
Strengthening laboratory leadership for stronger health security in Nepal
HAI surveillance launched in Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences
Strengthening capacity of frontline health workers for leprosy diagnosis and management
Provincial orientations on Antimicrobial Stewardship and treatment guidelines completed
World Breastfeeding Week
Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure a baby’s health and development. Breastmilk provides all the nutrition needed to survive and thrive, supports healthy grow ...
World Hepatitis Day
Viral hepatitis caused 1.3 million deaths worldwide in 2024, making it one of the world’s leading infectious disease killers. In the WHO South-East Asia Region, an estimated 43 mil ...
WHO SEARO and University of Colombo collaborate on AI leadership and capacity development for precision medicine, primary health care and universal health coverage
Recognizing the growing importance of artificial intelligence (AI), genomics and precision medicine in strengthening health systems and advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC), W ...
World Drowning Prevention Day
Every year, more than 300 000 people lose their lives to drowning globally. In the WHO South-East Asia Region alone, approximately 83 000 people die from drowning each year, and dr ...
Africa CDC and WHO call for urgent, community-led action to contain Ebola in the DRC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in ...
WHO launches global research priorities on climate, health and migration
WHO Health and Migration, in collaboration with WHO Climate Change, Energy and Air Quality, launched the Global research prioritization and action plan on health, migration and dis ...
Thailand to host Third WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in 2027
Countries urged to strengthen breastfeeding support and health systems to give every child a healthy start in life
Too many mothers and families around the world still lack access to services and interventions that enable and support breastfeeding. Yet breastfeeding is one of the simplest and m ...
