Overview The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a new guide for decision-makers titled Taking a Strategic Approach to Urban Health, offering practical strategies to advance a new phase of urban …
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Global Report on Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) 2025
Overview World Health Organization (WHO) releases the third global report tracking progress toward the 2030 targets outlined in Ending the Neglect to Attain the Sustainable Development Goals: A Road Map …
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Resolutions and Decisions of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee
The Seventy-eighth session of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee concluded with Member States deliberating on and adopting resolutions and decisions addressing key public health challenges to accelerate health for …
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Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings
Overview On Global Handwashing Day, WHO and UNICEF have released the first-ever global Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Community Settings to support governments and practitioners in promoting effective hand hygiene outside health …
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Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025
Overview The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new report, the Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report 2025. Report reveals that one in six laboratory-confirmed bacterial infections causing common infections …
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Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, Syphilis and Hepatitis B
In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organization (WHO) has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission (EMTCT) of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier validation (in 2019) …
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Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 Country Profile: Nepal
Overview The latest Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2023 Country Profile for Nepal reveals both progress and persistent health challenges. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), ischemic heart disease, and stroke …
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The Global Burden of Disease 2023
Overview The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) publishes a new Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study in The Lancet, revealing that while global mortality rates are falling overall, …
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WHO global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco use 2000–2024 and projections 2025–2030
Overview The WHO Global Report on Trends in the Prevalence of Tobacco Use 2000–2024 and Projections 2025–2030 presents WHO estimates of tobacco use prevalence among populations aged 15 years and …
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World Lung Day 2025: “Healthy Lungs, Healthy Life”
Overview World Lung Day (WLD) is observed annually on September 25. It is a day for lung health advocacy and action, an opportunity for us all to unite and promote better lung health …
