SPECS 2030 initiative launched in Nepal to tackle leading cause of vision impairment
A new global initiative – WHO SPECS 2030 - aims to improve access to eye care services and eyeglasses to hundreds of millions worldwide
Nepal marks World Health Day with renewed commitment to maternal and newborn care
Photo story: The lifelines of the HPV vaccination campaign
Active case finding for TB in high-risk areas of flood-affected municipalities
Nepal Leprosy Conference held
Improving mental health services in Gorkha and Salyan
Workshop held to share key findings on Hospital Safety Assessment across Nepal
Nepal observes World Malaria Day 2025
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
