Outbreak News

UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) today issued an urgent call to action to avert major measles and polio epidemics as COVID-19 continues to disrupt immunization services worldwide, leaving millions of …

RT-PCR Kits US-FDA approved and WHO listed or recommended kits will not require validation. CE-IVD approved/ Non-US-FDA approved/ Indigenous: Kits will require validation RNA Extraction US-FDA approved and WHO listed …

The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) Nepal has revised the National Testing-Guidelines for COVID-19, Nepal. This is the 5th version of National Testing-Guideline. Essential readings List of Laboratories for …

Sandesh Regmi Pandemics are viral in nature, their onset initiates from animals and spreads to humans. Homo sapiens have had to endure numerous pandemics throughout history such as Plague of …

COVID-19 and Family Planning in Nepal

The Ministry of Health and Population, Nepal has endorsed a Guideline for Operation of COVID-19 Temporary Hospitals at Local level- 2077.

Bangkok – The Seventy-third Regional Committee Session of WHO South-East Asia Region began today with health leaders emphasising on greater investments for strengthening health systems and continued efforts and collaboration for …

Bangkok – All Member countries of WHO South-East Asia Region today resolved to collectively fight COVID-19 and strengthen the Region’s response with better equipped health systems to deliver essential health services …

9 September 2020 News release New York/Geneva With the number of under-five deaths at an all-time recorded low of 5.2 million in 2019, disruptions in child and maternal health services due to …

The survey ‘Rapid assessment of continuity of essential health services during the COVID-19 pandemic’, was conducted in 159 countries (all WHO regions except the Americas). 105 responses were received (66% …