Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been appointed Regional Director for World Health Organization South-East Asia, for a second five-year term.
WHO lists top 10 threats to global health in 2019: According to World Health Organization following health problems/ issues are the top 10 major threats to global health in 2019;
Jan 13 2019, Today is the 8th anniversary of the last case of wild poliovirus in World Health Organization South-East Asia Region. The last case of wild polio was seen in a two-year-old girl in Howrah, West Bengal, India.
An intense response by Government of India, WHO and partners ensured it remained the last case of wild poliovirus in the country and the Region. This paved the way for polio-free certification of WHO South-East Asia Region on 27 March 2014.
Thailand bans industrially-produced trans fat🇹🇭: The ban on industrially-produced trans fat enforced on 9 January is an important initiative to beat Non-communicable diseases.
World Health Organization today commended stronger tobacco control measures being adopted by Thailand which has become the first in Asia and the first low and middle-income country to adopt plain packaging for tobacco products.
WHO launched the first WHO Guidelines on Housing and Health Geneva, Switzerland, 27 November 2018 The quality of housing has…
The World Health Organization launched a online portal The KAP for sharing information about NCDs, interaction and inspiration. The Knowledge…
New App for WHO’s Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use: 12 November 2018 : WHO has launched an App for its Medical…
Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 Main findings (Published in The Lancet in November 2018). GBD 2017 provides for the…
Bangkok Statement on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2018): 13th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion was held…