Do No Harm: Joint Statement against the medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia-Pacific - A Call to Action
World Heart Day
World Rabies Day
Launch of the WHO Global Hypertension Report 2025
Vision for All: Metta Pracharak Hospital Joins WHO in Advancing Eye Health in Thailand
United in Preventing and Responding to Sexual Misconduct (PRS): Highlights from WHO PRS Workshop
Empowering Lives Through Rehabilitation
EPI and VPD Surveillance Review in Thailand, 1-8 September 2025
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 ...
WHO and the European Union launch collaboration to advance digitized health systems in sub-Saharan Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Union (EU) announced today a new agreement to support the digital transformation of health systems and wider adoption of WHO’s ...
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 ...
Expanding rehabilitation access in Tajikistan
Breaking barriers for pregnant women with disabilities: A case study on inclusive maternal care in Tanzania
Noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings
“PRET” for future pandemics? Countries in WHO’s South-East Asia Region outline steps to update respiratory pandemic plans
