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Highlights from Nepal

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11 October 2025
Feature story

Nepal’s journey to rubella elimination
10 October 2025
Feature story

Rising together through the Special Initiative for Mental Health
25 September 2025
Joint News Release

UNICEF and WHO deliver over one million cholera vaccine doses to support emergency response in Nepal
17 September 2025
Highlights

Nepal builds a national pool of trainers to lead Community First Health Responders Training

Brief News from Nepal

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14 January 2026
Departmental update

Koshi province hosts high-level meeting on advancing national oxygen roadmap
23 December 2025
Departmental update

MoHP and WHO lead consultations toward Nepal’s first multisectoral action plan to combat dengue
22 December 2025
Departmental update

Strengthening laboratory biosafety and biosecurity capacity under WHO standards in Nepal
9 December 2025
Departmental update

Nepal boosts evidence-based pandemic preparedness

News from the South-East Asia Region

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18 May 2026
News release

WHO South-East Asia Region Invites Nominations for 2026 Public Health Champion Award

The WHO South-East Asia Region has opened nominations for the 2026 WHO South-East Asia Public Health Champion Award, recognizing individuals and institutions whose leadership and c ...

18 May 2026
News release

Call for Nominations - 2026 WHO South-East Asia Public Health Champion Award

New Delhi, 18 May 2026 - The WHO South-East Asia Region invites nominations for 2026 Public Health Champion Award, a recognition for individuals and institutions whose leadership ...

17 May 2026
Statement

World Hypertension Day 2026

Through the WHO SEAHEARTS initiative, over 68.5 million people with hypertension were placed on protocol-based management as of December 2025, and most public health care facilitie ...

12 May 2026
Departmental update

From Data to Action: Strengthening Influenza Reporting to RespiMart in South‑East Asia

Global News

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24 May 2026
Statement

79th World Health Assembly adopts resolution to strengthen pharmacovigilance

The Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly adopted a resolution to advance smart and efficient pharmacovigilance as a core element of strong and resilient health systems, marking a si ...

23 May 2026
Note for Media

Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 23 May 2026

Summary of discussions of 23 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.
22 May 2026
Note for Media

Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly – Daily update: 22 May 2026

Summary of discussions of 22 May at the Seventy-ninth World Health Assembly.
22 May 2026
Statement

First meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee regarding the epidemic of Ebola Bundibugyo virus disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda 2026 – Temporary recommendations

The Committee’s advice aligned with the determination by the WHO Director-General that the event constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), but does no ...