Nepal strengthens laboratory-clinician collaboration to combat Antimicrobial Resistance
Mass Drug Administration Campaign for lymphatic filariasis launched in Banke district
WHO and UNICEF welcome first delivery of essential childhood cancer medicines to Nepal under Global Platform Initiative
Advocacy meeting for HPV vaccination campaign and introduction of the vaccine in routine immunization held
Provincial Leaders Collaborate to Shape Nepal’s Field Epidemiology Training Strategy
Medical Camp Kit handed over in Koshi Province
Workshop held to develop Nepal Digital Health Blueprint
WHO hands over ELISA reader and washer to National Public Health Laboratory for measles and rubella elimination program
WHO South-East Asia commits to healthy ageing
The Member States of WHO South-East Asia Region today adopted Colombo Declaration on ‘Healthy ageing through strengthened primary health care’, aimed at health and well-being of it ...
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 ...
11 million lives lost each year: urgent action needed on neurological care
The World Health Organization (WHO) today warns that less than one in three countries around the world has a national policy to address the growing burden of neurological disorders ...
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 ...
