News releases

Apply all tools, take urgent action to prevent further COVID-19 infections: WHO

Address inequities to build a fairer, healthier world: WHO

World Water Day

Disruptions in health services due to COVID-19 “may have contributed to an additional 239,000 child and maternal deaths in South Asia” - UN report

World Hearing Day

World Birth Defects Day

World Leprosy Day

UN agencies warn economic impact of COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific - Child and maternal diets particularly vulnerable

Marking a decade since last polio case: WHO SEAR countries gear up for massive vaccination campaign – this time for COVID-19 virus

COVID-19 reignites drive for a “One Health” approach to tackle preventable illnesses at the animal-human-ecosystems interface

WHO and EU join together to support COVID-19 response and systems strengthening in Asia

International Universal Health Coverage Day

WHO, national regulators and vaccine manufacturers in South-East Asia Region discuss COVID-19 vaccines

Reinvigorate response to HIV among challenges posed by pandemic: WHO

Act now to address the shadow pandemic of violence against women

World Antimicrobial Awareness Week

World Stroke Day

Polio networks bolster pandemic response in WHO South-East Asia Region

Need to continue extreme caution against COVID-19: WHO

Handwashing an effective tool to prevent COVID-19, other diseases