As concerns resurface following the detection of Nipah virus cases in parts of India and Bangladesh, global and national health authorities have urged...
By Dr Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia Diabetes, a chronic metabolic disease, can lead to life-threatening damage to the heart, kidneys, nerves,...
Colombo | 13 October 2025: The Seventy-eighth session of WHO South-East Asia began today with health leaders committing to a healthier, equitable and...
New Delhi, 15 July 2025: In a landmark move aimed at curbing the global spread of HIV, the World Health Organization (WHO) has...
New Delhi, 03 June 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) released a groundbreaking position paper introducing two new tools to protect infants from...
The UN Global Road Safety Week is marked biennially, starting on the third Monday of May. This year, the theme urges the world...
New Delhi, 30 April 2025: In the wake of rising outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases and declining immunization rates. The World Health Organization (WHO)...
New Delhi, 14 January 2025: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a concerning rise in Mpox cases across Africa. With 14,700 confirmed...
New Delhi, 24 December 2024: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reassured the public that the risk of human infection from the H5N1...
For decades, public health campaigns focused primarily on cigarettes. Today, however, health experts are increasingly concerned about a new threat—flavoured vaping products and...
As temperatures continue to soar across many parts of India, doctors are warning that heatwaves are not merely uncomfortable—they can also be dangerous...
Blood cancer cases are rising globally, but doctors say one of the biggest challenges remains delayed diagnosis due to ignored or misunderstood symptoms....
Tobacco use continues to remain one of the world’s leading preventable causes of death, claiming millions of lives every year. While lung cancer...
Did you know that air pollution can worsen outcomes in individuals with heart valve disease causing more than just an irritation to your...