The World Health Statistics series is the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) annual compilation of health statistics for its 194 Member States.
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5 Years of Polio-free WHO South-East Asia Region
On March 27, WHO South-East Asia Region was certified polio-free, proving wrong many public health experts who believed that the Region, which accounts for one-fourth of the global population, would …
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World Tuberculosis Day Observed with theme “It’s Time”
On the occasion of World Tuberculous (TB) Day 2019, Honorable Minister of Health and Population, Upendra Yadav, launched the annual report (2019) on TB, at the premises of National Tuberculosis …
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New WHO recommendations to accelerate progress on TB
WHO has issued new guidance to improve treatment of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB). WHO is recommending shifting to fully oral regimens to treat people with MDR-TB.
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Report of the Study on Early Impacts of the Expanded Global Gag Rule in Nepal
Expanded Global Gag Rule impacting the availability of reproductive and sexual health care services, undermining the progress Nepal has recently made in improving women’s health. Filling gaps in funding to …
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Global health leaders adopt Delhi Declaration on digital health
New Delhi, 27 February 2019: Ministers and government officials from over 35 countries committed to accelerate and implement the appropriate digital health interventions to improve health of their population at …
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Lawmakers demand health insurance for all
Lawmakers today registered a proposal of urgent public importance in the House of Representatives, stating that the government should provide health insurance to all the people of the country, according …
Kenya has attained maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination status, MNTE, following a successful WHO-led validation process in 2018 to confirm the elimination of the disease. The process was preceded by …
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Countries are spending more on health, but people are still paying too much out of their own pockets
Spending on health is growing faster than the rest of the global economy, accounting for 10% of global gross domestic product (GDP). A new report on global health expenditure from the World …
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Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh appointed Regional Director WHO South-East Asia for second term
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been appointed Regional Director for World Health Organization South-East Asia, for a second five-year term.
