Launch of "Taking a strategic approach to urban health: a guide for decision-makers"
Mind Over Matter: Making Mental Health A Priority
Do No Harm: Joint Statement against the medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia-Pacific - A Call to Action
World Heart Day
WHO position on Tobacco Control and Harm Reduction
SEAPAC 2025: Southeast Asia Unites for Active, Healthier Lives
WHO strengthens strategic partnership for health with NHCO
DOH Elderly Day Care Center—Empowering Seniors and Promoting Social Connection
A Practical Framework to Strengthen Multisector Partnerships for Zoonotic Influenza Preparedness
Sri Lanka Floods and landslides – Cyclonic storm Ditwah November 2025
WHO provides emergency funds to scale up health response in cyclone-hit Sri Lanka
As Sri Lanka faces rapidly worsening conditions triggered by a cyclonic storm, the World Health Organization today provided US$ 175 000 as emergency funds to support essential heal ...
World AIDS Day
Across the WHO South-East Asia Region, the burden of HIV remains substantial. Last year 88,000 people were newly infected, and approximately 50,000 people died of HIV-related cause ...
Medical Product Alert N°6/2025: Falsified SIMULECT (basiliximab) for injection
This WHO Medical Product Alert refers to falsified SIMULECT (basiliximab) for injection. The falsified product has been detected in Rwanda, Bulgaria, and Türkiye, and was reported ...
Global experts convene in Vienna to discuss radiation protection in medicine
Global health leaders convene at the IAEA headquarters in Vienna this week to advance radiation safety in medicine.
Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but major challenges remain, WHO–World Bank report finds
Countries to reconvene sooner to accelerate progress on WHO Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system negotiations
Expanding rehabilitation access in Tajikistan
Breaking barriers for pregnant women with disabilities: A case study on inclusive maternal care in Tanzania
Noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings
“PRET” for future pandemics? Countries in WHO’s South-East Asia Region outline steps to update respiratory pandemic plans
