MoHFS and WHO training boosts municipal doctors’ capacity for VPD surveillance
Transforming respiratory care in Nepal’s Kavrepalanchok district
Kick-off meeting marks the launch of the BRIDGE project to strengthen emergency preparedness in Nepal
Nepal enhances IPC capacity through advanced training programme
Finalization workshop for National IPC Strategy held
Nationwide preventive maintenance programme supports laboratory equipment management
Strengthening laboratory leadership for stronger health security in Nepal
HAI surveillance launched in Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences
WHO South-East Asia announces recipients of 2026 Regional Award for Public Health Champions
Dr Nittaya Phanuphak of Thailand, Dr K. Suresh Kumar of India, and Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS) have been selected as recipients of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Award 2026 fo ...
World Breastfeeding Week
Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure a baby’s health and development. Breastmilk provides all the nutrition needed to survive and thrive, supports healthy grow ...
World Hepatitis Day
Viral hepatitis caused 1.3 million deaths worldwide in 2024, making it one of the world’s leading infectious disease killers. In the WHO South-East Asia Region, an estimated 43 mil ...
WHO SEARO and University of Colombo collaborate on AI leadership and capacity development for precision medicine, primary health care and universal health coverage
Recognizing the growing importance of artificial intelligence (AI), genomics and precision medicine in strengthening health systems and advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC), W ...
Africa CDC and WHO call for urgent, community-led action to contain Ebola in the DRC
The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have called for an urgent scale-up of the community-led Ebola response in ...
WHO and Tsinghua University launch collaboration to strengthen global health emergency preparedness
In July, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Vanke School of Public Health (VSPH) at Tsinghua University, People’s Republic of China, launched a two-year collaboration to s ...
WHO launches global research priorities on climate, health and migration
WHO Health and Migration, in collaboration with WHO Climate Change, Energy and Air Quality, launched the Global research prioritization and action plan on health, migration and dis ...
Thailand to host Third WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in 2027
