Nepal introduces Care for Child Development Course – a first in WHO South-East Asia
Nepal strengthens lymphatic filariasis elimination efforts through innovative mass drug administration (MDA) strategies
Reimagining Primary Health Care for UHC Sparks Constructive Dialogue on Strengthening Health Care Systems in Nepal
Nepal vaccinates over 1.46 million girls with the HPV vaccine
Nepal kicks off dengue ‘Search and Destroy’ drive with over 100 trained youth volunteers
MoHP and WHO finalize guideline for biomedical equipment management
WHO and MoHP launch provincial trainings to institutionalize Antimicrobial Stewardship across Nepal’s hospitals
Nepal assesses AMR progress through multisectoral TrACSS workshop
WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee Session begins
The Seventy-eighth session of WHO South-East Asia began today with health leaders committing to a healthier, equitable and resilient Region, amidst ongoing multifaceted challenges. ...
Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B
In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while m ...
WHO South-East Asia Regional Youth Council launched
At an event jointly organized with the Ministry of Health, Sri Lanka, WHO South-East Asia today launched its Regional Youth Council, an advisory platform for the Organization, in C ...
78th WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia begins in Colombo next week
Healthy Ageing through strengthened primary health care and combating smokeless tobacco are among key priorities that health leaders would deliberate upon at the Seventy-eighth Reg ...
Medical Product Alert N°5/2025: Substandard (contaminated) oral liquid medicines
This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to three substandard (contaminated) oral liquid medicines identified in India and reported to WHO on 8 October 2025. The affected products ...
WHO upgrades its public health intelligence system to boost global health security
Today, the World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with key partners and supporters, launched version 2.0 of the Epidemic Intelligence from Open Sources (EIOS) system, us ...
WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide
