The 15th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (Safety 2024) was held between 2nd-4th September 2024 at Taj Palace, New Delhi, India. The conference concluded with 16-Point Delhi …
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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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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 …
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Vaccine Preventable Diseases Surveillance Plan (Polio Transition Plan)
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 …
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Nepal restricts trans-fatty acids in food
Kathmandu / New Delhi | February 14, 2024: The World Health Organization congratulates Nepal for restricting levels of industrially produced trans-fatty acids in the food supply through a legislation, a …
