Global Health

1 October 2024 : The World Health Organization (WHO) congratulates Brazil for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem. “Eliminating a disease is a momentous accomplishment that takes unwavering …

The World Heart Day 2024 is commemorated with a powerful call to “Use Heart for Action“. This emphasizes the urgency of raising awareness on heart health and accelerating actions to …

The World Health Organization (WHO) published the first global guidance on health practitioner regulation. Health practitioner regulation: Design, reform and implementation guidance reviews the available evidence and offers policy considerations for …

Overview The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has released a new strategy for the prevention and control of cancer in the Nepal. This aims to improve the quality of …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Family Welfare Division, DoHS, MoHP, releases a new Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Plan (Polio Transition Plan) for 2079-2086 to sustain Nepal’s polio-free status and maintain continuity of polio-related activities …

Overview The Government of Nepal, Ministry of Health and Population, has decided to conduct a nationwide Measles-Rubella (MR) Vaccination Campaign from 25 February to 20 March 2024. The guideline on …