Non- Communicable Diseases (NCDs)

Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published today. This is an increase from 4 of…

WHO today launches a year-long global campaign for World No Tobacco Day 2021 – “Commit to Quit.”  The new WHO Quit Challenge on WhatsApp and publication “More than 100 reasons to quit tobacco” are…

The WHO Guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour provide evidence-based public health recommendations for children, adolescents, adults and older adults on the amount of physical activity (frequency, intensity and…

The World Health Organization launched a Global Strategy to Accelerate the Elimination of Cervical Cancer. The three key steps for elimination of cervical cancers are vaccination, screening and treatment. Successful…

World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Day has been organized by Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) in collaboration with the World Health Organization each year in November.…

The world’s first virtual March for Mental Health will live stream 9-10 October and over the course of 24 hours mental health experts, campaigners, advocates, and people with lived experience…

World Mental Health Day is observed on 10 October every year. It was first observed on 10 October 1992 as an annual activity of the World Federation for Mental Health…

World Heart Day is a global awareness day marked every year on 29 September to inform people around the globe about cardiovascular disease, the world’s number one killer. World Heart…

The National Mental Health Survey, Nepal was started from November 2017 and carried out from January 2019 to January 2020 in all seven provinces of Nepal. The total sample size …

Today (September 21st) is World Alzheimer’s Day. The objective of World Alzheimer’s Day is to raise awareness, raise issues faced by people affected by dementia and to support them. World…