Public Health Update

World Obesity Day: The Roots of Obesity Run Deep World Obesity Day is marked globally on 4 March. World Obesity Day (WOD) was launched in 2015 as an initiative of the World …

Operational Planning Guidelines and COVID-19 Partners Platform to support country preparedness and response In order to assist UN country teams in scaling up country preparedness and response to COVID-19, WHO …

Strengthen health systems to prevent, detect and treat birth defects 3 March 2020  Statement  India By Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Concerted action is needed …

World Hearing Day 2020! Hearing for life: don’t let hearing loss limit you On World Hearing Day 2020, WHO highlights that timely and effective interventions can ensure that people with …

WHO launches a digital version of its Model list of Essential Medicines (EML) The World Health Organization has launched a new easy-to-access, digital version of its Model list of Essential Medicines …

WHO announces forthcoming changes for the programmatic management of TB preventive treatment

Getting your workplace ready for COVID-19 In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease in Hubei Province, China to be a Public …

Vision Screening March Month 2020  To create awareness about the Vision Screening in general public and to estimate the proportion of vision morbidity in Nepal, Nepalese Association of Optometrist (NAO) …

Stockholm Declaration Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety: Achieving Global Goals 2030 The Chairman’s conclusions, called the “Stockholm Declaration”, was presented by the Swedish Minister for Infrastructure, Mr. Tomas …