Public Health

Background World Blood Donor Day takes place on 14 June each year. The Day was created to a) raise global awareness of the need for safe blood and blood products for …

Background A ‘Guidelines for Holding Effective Meetings‘ is a publication of the Western Regional Health Directorate, Pokhara and the Nepal Health Sector Support Programme, which was prepared by Dr Giridhari …

The GACD Implementation Science School is a one-of-a-kind opportunity for early- and mid-career researchers to build their knowledge, skills, and confidence in the fields of implementation science and non-communicable diseases in low- …

The World No Tobacco Day is celebrated each year on May 31. It was initiated in 1987 to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. …

30 May 2022 | Geneva: A successful meeting of a subgroup of WHO’s Global Task Force on TB Impact Measurement was held in Geneva on 11-12 May. This important meeting focused on an up-to-date review …

24 May 2022 News release (WHO) WHO Member States today re-elected Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to serve a second five-year term as Director-General of the world’s leading public health agency. Dr …

President Bidya Devi Bhandari has presented the government’s policy and programmes in the joint meeting of the House of Representatives and National Assembly in Nepal. The policy and programme on …

17 May 2022 News release (WHO) In a world threatened by conflict, inequities, the climate crisis and pandemics, the Seventy-fifth session of the World Health Assembly will stress the importance of …

Overview May 23 is the United Nations (UN) International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, which promotes action toward the treatment and prevention of obstetric fistula—a condition that affects many girls …

WHO working closely with countries responding to monkeypox 20 May 2022 Statement Geneva  WHO and partners are working to better understand the extent and cause of an outbreak of monkeypox. The virus …