Success Stories

Sri Lanka has eliminated mother to child transmission of HIV and syphilis Dec 4, 2019  Sri Lanka is being declared as a country which has eliminated mother to child transmission …

Mosquito sterilization offers new opportunity to control dengue, Zika and chikungunya A technique that produces sterilized male mosquitoes using radiation will soon be tested as part of global health efforts …

A milestone for humanity: Two strains of polio are now eradicated Global eradication of wild poliovirus type 3 declared on World Polio Day 24 October 2019 (WHO) In an historic …

Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand achieve Hepatitis B control: WHO New Delhi, July 26, 2019:  Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and Thailand have become the first countries in WHO South-East Asia Region …

Maldives ?? eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis SEAR/PR/1713 New Delhi/ Male, July 15, 2019: Maldives has eliminated mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis, joining first few countries in the …

Sri Lanka ?? eliminates measles SEAR/PR/1712 New Delhi, 9 July 2019: The World Health Organization today announced Sri Lanka has eliminated measles, interrupting transmission of the indigenous virus that causes …