Effective policies and safety standards highlighted in World Drowning Prevention Day
Workshop on Global Platform for Access to Childhood Cancer Medicines (GPACCM) held
Nepal holds high-level strategic roundtable meeting to tackle neglected tropical diseases
Training workshop on deficiency categorization of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) inspection and audit held
Interactive stakeholder session to accelerate multisectoral response for NCDs and mental health held
National policy dialogue on basic health services held
Training on Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) to pharmaceutical manufacturers held
Global workshop on systems for hand hygiene in community settings held
Consultative workshop to develop National Strategy for Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) held
Stakeholder's consultative workshop on Health Financing Strategy Implementation Plan 2023-2033 held
Leprosy trainings conducted for health professionals
Consultative workshop on Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Telemedicine (TM) held
Workshop on the development of Hospital Disaster Preparedness and Response Plans held
Laboratory equipment handed over to Vector Borne Disease Research and Training Center
Workshop to administer Tracking AMR Country self-assessment Survey (TrACSS) held
National workshop on urban wastewater system held
Provincial Cross-Sectoral Stakeholders' Tabletop Exercise held in Karnali, Lumbini and Sudurpashchim province
Workshop on monitoring and optimizing antimicrobial use in Nepal held
Dangers of e-cigarettes highlighted for World No Tobacco Day 2024
Provincial One Health Workshop held
Training Workshop to Support Local Production of Pharmaceuticals for current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP) held
Inception meeting to enhance Respiratory Syncytial Virus surveillance held
Regional meeting on nutrition and climate change held
Interactive session on the follow-up of the 2021 imPACT Review Mission recommendations held
Nepal launches Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness for Early Detection (SPEED) project
Initial consultative workshop on integration of mental health into maternal health programme held
WHO hands over consumables and equipment to the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control
WHO hands over WASH and emergency response logistics supplies in Karnali province
Enhancing road safety capacity through drink-driving countermeasures and helmet use: training of traffic police personnel in Madhesh Province
Ensuring continuity of essential health services post-earthquake in West Nepal
Regional Director emphasizes on responsive mental health systems at the community level
WHO calls for accelerated action against hepatitis to address increasing liver cancer deaths in South-East Asia
World Drowning Prevention Day
WHO calls for accelerating action to bridge gaps in rehabilitative and assistive technology services amid growing demand
WHO calls for accelerated and focused effort to reach every child with life-saving vaccines in South-East Asia Region
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and United Nations call for commitment to support millions of pregnant girls and young mothers in South Asia
13th Meeting of the SEARHEF Working Group, 02 July 2024
Regional Director calls for effective strategies, cross sectoral collaboration and equitable access to services for adolescents
International Workshop on Influenza Virus and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Genome Sequencing, Pune, India
Eliminate illicit trade in tobacco, control unrecorded alcohol: WHO
International Day of Yoga
Regional Director highlights the importance of people with lived experience at the Mental Health Summit
Battling Viral Hepatitis in Rohingya Camps amid mounting risk and resource crunch
World Blood Donor Day
Accelerate efforts for healthy ageing: WHO
Regional Director addresses 4th National Forum on Antimicrobial Resistance in Bangkok
World Food Safety Day
World Environment Day
NIMHANS gets 2024 Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion
World No Tobacco Day
Asia-Pacific countries sound the alarm and commit to tackling antimicrobial resistance
Call for Applications: Postgraduate Training Scheme in Implementation Research
Officials, experts meet to strategize strengthening community engagement, resilience in health emergencies
World Hypertension Day
Health Cluster Coordinators workshop, 23-26 April 2024, Bangkok
Advancing Influenza preparedness and severity assessment capacity in SEAR through the PISA approach
World Day for Safety and Health at Workplace
World Malaria Day 2024: ‘Accelerating the fight against malaria for a more equitable world’
Winners of World Health Day 2024 Art Competition
On World Health Day, WHO focuses attention on ‘My Health, My Right’
WHO releases guideline on public health control of human strongyloidiasis
CEPI and WHO urge broader research strategy for countries to prepare for the next pandemic
On World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF and WHO call for equal access to breastfeeding support
INFOSAN Quarterly Summary, 2023 #4
India commits US$ 85 million to WHO Global Traditional Medicine Centre
WHO and United Arab Emirates evacuate 85 patients from Gaza
WHO publishes new tobacco and asthma knowledge summary
Adolescent girls face alarming rates of intimate partner violence
New initiative launched to advance mRNA vaccine development against human avian influenza (H5N1)
WHO announces the 2024 updated Compendium of interventions on environmental health
Long-acting injectable lenacapavir proves effective in HIV prevention for women
United Nations Secretary-General calls for global action on extreme heat
WHO teams up with IOC and France to support healthy Paris Olympics
A seventh case of HIV cure reported at AIDS 2024
Fifteen children from Gaza to receive urgent medical care in Spain
Hunger numbers stubbornly high for three consecutive years as global crises deepen: UN report
WHO releases new guidance to help countries integrate self-care within health care
Unfinished business: only the urgent and accelerated delivery of HIV services will keep the promise of ending AIDS in children by 2030
WHO calls for better access to medicines to reduce vast treatment gap for neurological disorders
WHO releases technical brief on reducing HIV-related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings
The final stretch to reaching 95-95-95 targets: supporting re-engagement in HIV treatment
WHO updates guidelines to enhance access to HIV post-exposure prophylaxis
Viet Nam’s new road safety laws to reduce road traffic deaths among children
WHO updates HIV testing guidance: more self-testing, integration, and prevention support
WHO at the 25th International AIDS Conference
Antiretrovirals in Pregnancy Research Toolkit
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO - June 2024
SunSmart Global UV App launches with new features to enhance sun protection
The Gambia’s decision to uphold ban on FGM critical win for girls’ and women’s rights
First interregional meeting on the governance of the private health sector