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10 September 2026

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WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee session concludes with landmark decisions to advance equity and Health for All

10 September 2026

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WHO South-East Asia Region to improve access to medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and assistive technologies

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4 September 2026 | News release

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3 September 2026 | News release

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Myanmar Earthquake 2025

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SEAR Health Emergency Fund

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Bangladesh - Rohingya Crisis

About WHO South-East Asia

One of the six WHO Regions, WHO South-East Asia is home to a quarter of the world’s population.

Committed to building a better, healthier future for the nearly two billion people in the Region, WHO is working with the 10 Member States to address persisting and emerging epidemiological and demographic challenges.

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Officer-in-Charge

WHO South-East Asia Regional Director Saima Wazed is currently on leave.

Beginning 17 August 2026, Dr Nilesh Buddha is serving as Officer-in-Charge.

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Saima Wazed

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Annual Report 2025

The work of WHO in the South-East Asia Region: Report of the Regional Director 1 January–31 December 2025

The Annual Report documents the first year of action by WHO and its Member States to implement WHO’s Fourteenth General Programme of Work (GPW14) – a strategic...

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Rooted in partnership, growing through challenge: The Banyan Framework for Health and Well-Being in the WHO South-East Asia Region (2026–2028), 2026

The Banyan Framework for Health and Well-Being in the WHO South-East Asia Region (2026–2028) sets out a clear, country-focused path to protect recent public...

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Cristo Rei of Dili stands 27 metres tall at the tip of Cape Fatucama, a copper Christ on a globe facing the Banda Sea.

Seventy-ninth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia

7–10 September 2026, Dili, Timor-Leste

Global Leprosy Programme

The Global Leprosy Programme (GLP) of the World Health Organization is housed in the WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (and not in the Organization’s headquarters in Geneva). It is the Organization’s designated programme for addressing leprosy worldwide. Being classified as one of the 20 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), the unit works in close collaboration with the Department of Control of NTDs in HQ, designated focal points in all regions, national leprosy programmes and partners.

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World Health Day 2026

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From List to Impact: Operationalizing National Essential Diagnostics Lists

Immunization and vaccine research area priorities for strengthening the immunization programmes in the WHO South-East Asia Region (2025–2030)

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Management of NCD

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This user manual provides guidance on the application of the World Health Organization’s Quick and Immediate Risk Assessment (QIRA) algorithm, a...

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.This user manual provides guidance on the application of the World Health Organization’s Quick and Immediate Risk Assessment (QIRA) algorithm, a...

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User manual for the Member State Rapid Risk Assessment (MS-RRA) tool

The Member State Rapid Risk Assessment (MS-RRA) tool supports Member States in conducting systematic and timely risk assessments during acute public health...

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The WHO South-East Asia Region: Climate and Health Regional Profile offers an insightful overview of how governments in the Region are progressing in managing...

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