Global Health

Fast-track efforts to eliminate rabies: WHO SEAR/PR/1688 Kathmandu, 3 May 2018: The World Health Organization today called upon Member States and partners to accelerate efforts to end rabies which causes …

9 out of 10 people worldwide breathe polluted air, but more countries are taking action 2 May 2018, News Release, Geneva  Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the …

Road traffic injuries kill approximately 316,000 people each year in WHO’s South-East Asia Region. That´s more than 865 deaths per day! These deaths account for 25% of the global total …

Delhi TB Summit: WHO South-East Asia countries commit to intensified efforts, concrete progress to End TB SEAR/PR/1683 New Delhi, 14 March 2018: Tracking progress to eliminate tuberculosis, Member countries of …

Egypt: first country in Eastern Mediterranean region to eliminate lymphatic filariasis 12 March 2018 | Cairo | Geneva – Egypt becomes the first country in the Eastern Mediterranean Region of the World …

WHO issues new guidance on tobacco product regulation towards maximum protection of public health News release (WHO) 9 MARCH 2018 – CAPE TOWN: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched new …

WHO recommended Physical activity Physical activity WHO defines physical activity as any bodily movement produced by skeletal muscles that requires energy expenditure – including activities undertaken while working, playing, carrying …