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...
Maintaining a healthy blood pressure during pregnancy is extremely important because this is a crucial phase in a woman’s life. Preeclampsia is a...
Numerous studies have indicated that prenatal weight gain could be affected on the chances of allergic diseases in later childhood. Researchers are now...
As concerns over the rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak continue to grow globally, authorities in India have stepped up surveillance measures at airports, particularly...
Heart-related diseases are no longer limited to older adults. Along with the unhealthy lifestyle, stress levels, diabetes, hypertension, smoking and disturbances in the...
Just when the world believed the worst years of global viral outbreaks were finally over, one of the deadliest viruses in the world...