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 …