Overview The 2025 Report of the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has been published, revealing that the health impacts of climate change have reached unprecedented and alarming levels. …
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Monitoring progress on UHC and the health-related SDGs in the South-East Asia Region: 2025 update
Overview The World Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO SEARO) has released its tenth annual report, Monitoring Progress on Universal Health Coverage and the Health-Related Sustainable Development Goals in …
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Resolutions and Decisions of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee
The Seventy-eighth session of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee concluded with Member States deliberating on and adopting resolutions and decisions addressing key public health challenges to accelerate health for …
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Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings
Overview On Global Handwashing Day, WHO and UNICEF have released the first-ever global Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings to support governments and practitioners in promoting effective hand hygiene outside health …
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Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025
Overview The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report, the Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025. Report reveals that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections …
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Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B
In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) …
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The Global Burden of Disease 2023
Overview The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) publishes a new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study in The Lancet, revealing that while global mortality rates are falling overall, …
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WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030
Overview The WHO Global Report on Trends in the Prevalence of Tobacco Use 2000–2024 and Projections 2025–2030 presents WHO estimates of tobacco use prevalence among populations aged 15 years and …
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America First Global Health Strategy
Overview The U.S. Department of State has released its America First Global Health Strategy, which outlines a comprehensive vision to make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous while saving millions …
Overview The Global 50/50 is an independent research and advocacy initiative working to advance gender equality and health equity. Established in 2017 as Global Health 50/50, it combines academic rigour, …
