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17 October 2025

DOH Elderly Day Care Center—Empowering Seniors and Promoting Social Connection
6 October 2025

Vision for All: Metta Pracharak Hospital Joins WHO in Advancing Eye Health in Thailand
2 October 2025

United in Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct (PRS): Highlights from WHO PRS Workshop
1 October 2025

Empowering Lives Through Rehabilitation

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15 October 2025
News release

WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee concludes with landmark decisions and commitments to accelerate health for all

he Seventy-eighth session of WHO South-East Asia concluded today with Member States deliberating and adopting resolutions and decisions on key public health challenges, to accelera ...

14 October 2025
News release

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 ...

14 October 2025
Departmental update

Strengthening Pandemic Preparedness through Unity Studies: Real-World Applications from India in WHO’s South-East Asia Region
13 October 2025
News release

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. ...

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24 October 2025
Departmental update

Countries, regulators and partners urge a collaborative approach to advance safe and equitable AI in health

Delegates from regulatory authorities, academia, and industry convened at AIRIS 2025 in Incheon, Republic of Korea, to advance the safe, ethical, and equitable use of artificial in ...

23 October 2025
Departmental update

WHO launches new country guidance for health emergency coordination
23 October 2025
Departmental update

MERS-CoV virus isolate added to the WHO BioHub System, enabling further research and pandemic preparedness

An isolate of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), one of three high-impact coronaviruses with pandemic potential to have emerged in recent years, has been adde ...

22 October 2025
Departmental update

WHO and partners refine global map of tools for assessing Science Advisory Systems

On 14 August 2025, WHO and the University of Antioquia’s Unit of Evidence and Deliberation for Decision Making (UNED) convened international experts to advance a new global Evidenc ...

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17 February 2025

Expanding rehabilitation access in Tajikistan
3 December 2024

Breaking barriers for pregnant women with disabilities: A case study on inclusive maternal care in Tanzania
2 October 2024

Noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings
13 December 2023

“PRET” for future pandemics? Countries in WHO’s South-East Asia Region outline steps to update respiratory pandemic plans