The Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region committed to prioritize investment in primary health care to accelerate progress towards universal health coverage. “Prioritizing investments to strengthen primary health care, …
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WHO South-East Asia to strengthen regional collaboration to innovate and expand public health gains
The Seventy-sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia concluded today with health ministers and senior delegates from Member countries reiterating their commitment to sustain and expand the …
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Health Ministers meet next week on priority issues, to nominate next WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia
New Delhi | October 28, 2023: Health Ministers and senior officials from Member countries are meeting here next week to deliberate on priority health issues and nominate the next World Health …
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Back to the future: harnessing the power of primary health care to transform our health systems
Astana, Kazakhstan, 24 October 2023 In marking the 45th anniversary of the historic Declaration of Alma-Ata, the WHO Regional Office for Europe calls on Member States to reframe and invest …
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Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala nominated to lead WHO Western Pacific Region
Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala has been nominated as the next World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific. Health ministers and other senior officials from the Region’s Member States …
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The Lao People’s Democratic Republic eliminates lymphatic filariasis
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has eliminated lymphatic filariasis, a painful and disabling neglected tropical disease, as a public health problem. This landmark …
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Dr Hanan Balkhy has today been nominated as the next WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean
Dr Hanan Balkhy has been nominated as the next WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean. Member States voted to nominate Dr Balkhy during a closed meeting at the 70th …
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World leaders commit to new targets to end TB
World leaders at the United Nations General Assembly’s High-Level Meeting on Tuberculosis have approved a Political Declaration with ambitious new targets for the next five years to advance the global …
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Billions left behind on the path to Universal Health Coverage
The World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank have jointly published the 2023 Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Global Monitoring Report, revealing an alarming stagnation in the progress towards providing …
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Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage 2023
21 September 2023 “Universal Health coverage: expanding our ambition for health and well-being in a post-COVID world” World leaders commit to redouble efforts towards universal health coverage by 2030 We, …
