Publications

Publications

The Information Management and Dissemination Office of the WHO South-East Asia Region consolidates publishing activities throughout the Region. 

The South-East Region Publications Office works in close coordination with WHO Press to form an integral part of the knowledge management and communications culture of the World Health Organization.  Closely tied to the work of WHO, each publication articulates part of a global plan, conveying information that can push the world forward through the protection and promotion of health with commitment to quality and dedicated focus on customer service.

Full texts of all South-East Asia Region information products are available and downloadable online from the WHO SEARO IRIS site.  

We welcome your comments and suggestions for the improvement of this site at the following address: searolibrary@who.int.

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Drowning continues to claim tens of thousands of lives every year across the WHO SE Asia Region. The estimated death toll of 83 000 people in this Region...

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), impose a major and growing burden on health and development in the South-East (SE) Asia Region. The region comprises...

17th edition, Epidemiological Bulletin WHO Health Emergencies Programme WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia‎, 27 August 2025. Reporting period: 11 Aug to 24 Aug 2025

This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and...

Joint external evaluation of the International Health Regulations (‎2005)‎ core capacities of Bangladesh: mission report, 07-11 July 2024

Eight years after completing its first Joint External Evaluation (JEE) in 2016, Bangladesh remains at the forefront of demonstrating strong leadership...

Hinari Research for Health

The Hinari Access to Research for Health programme is a partnership with major publishers to provide free or very low-cost online access to biomedical and health literature journals to local, not-for-profit institutions in developing countries. It benefits health workers and researchers, and in turn, contributes to improving global health.