Public Health

The World Health Organization (WHO) released an updated WHO health workforce support and safeguards list 2023, identifying 55 countries as vulnerable for availability of health workers required to achieve the UN …

Since 2005, over 2 billion insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) have been distributed worldwide to prevent malaria. All of these nets were treated with only one insecticide class – pyrethroids. However, as …

Overview The Curative Service Division (CSD), DoHS has released a new guideline on Clinical Management of Mpox (Monkeypox), aims to provide a scientific guidance to healthcare providers. This interim guidance …

By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia On International Women’s Day, WHO is calling for intensified action in the South-East Asia Region and across the world …

By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia To mark this year’s World Birth Defects Day, WHO is highlighting the urgent need for countries in the South-East …

Overview The Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity (AFHE) program is dedicated to training those leaders – individuals who will have health equity as their mindset and health disparities reduction as …

World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day: Act Now. Act Together. Invest in Neglected Tropical Diseases  By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia To mark this year’s World …

Overview World Leprosy Day (WLD) is celebrated on the last Sunday of January but World Leprosy Day is celebrated on 30 January, the anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s death in India. …

Five billion people globally remain unprotected from harmful trans fat, a new status report from WHO has found, increasing their risk of heart disease and death. Since WHO first called …

WHO is releasing an urgent call to action to countries to prevent, detect and respond to incidents of substandard and falsified medical products.   Over the past four months, countries …