Overview The World health statistics report is the annual compilation of health and health-related indicators, which has been published by the World Health Organization since 2005. The 2024 edition reviews …
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New research flags the urgent need for research and evidence on the impact of climate change on neglected tropical diseases and malaria
22 May 2024 | Geneva – The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Task Team on Climate Change, Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and Malaria, in partnership with Reaching the Last Mile (RLM), has …
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WHO launches updated guidance on HIV-associated TB
Overview 16 May 2024 | Geneva The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the consolidated guidelines on HIV-associated TB (TB/HIV) that provides a single comprehensive source for the latest evidence-informed TB/HIV …
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WHO prequalifies new dengue vaccine
15 May 2024-Geneva: A new vaccine for dengue received pre-qualification from the World Health Organization (WHO) on 10 May 2024. TAK-003 is the second dengue vaccine to be prequalified by WHO. …
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Call for actionable steps in response to the rising threat of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)
The Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Platform Action Group on the High-Level Meeting urges the United Nations Members to seize the opportunity of the 2024 United Nations General Assembly High-Level …
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World Day for Safety and Health at Workplace 2024
By Saima Wazed, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia We mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on 28 April every year to promote the prevention of …
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WHO launches first ever Patient Safety Rights Charter
WHO launched a Patient Safety Rights Charter at the Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety. It is the first Charter to outline patients’ rights in the context of safety, and …
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Major step in malaria prevention as three West African countries roll out vaccine
25 April, Cotonou/Freetown/Monrovia – In a significant step forward for malaria prevention in Africa, three countries—Benin, Liberia and Sierra Leone—launched a large-scale rollout of the life-saving malaria vaccine targeting millions of children …
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WHO prequalifies new oral simplified vaccine for cholera
A new oral vaccine for cholera has received prequalification by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 12 April. The inactivated oral vaccine Euvichol-S has a similar efficacy to existing vaccines …
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World Health Day 2024 Art Competition
To celebrate World Health Day 2024, the World Health Organization South-East Asia Regional Office is organizing an art competition on the theme ‘My Health, My Right.’ We invite people of …
