UNICEF and WHO deliver over one million cholera vaccine doses to support emergency response in Nepal
Nepal builds a national pool of trainers to lead Community First Health Responders Training
Cholera outbreak in Birgunj: WHO supporting scaling up response to save lives
Our breastfeeding journeys
Workshop on public health patent provisions in Nepal held
WHO Nepal hands over cholera kit
Nepal initiates adaptation of WHO’s assessment protocol to strengthen One-Stop Crisis Management Centres
Nepal integrates Alternate Care Sites into the national Hospital Disaster Preparedness Plan
External Review of Thailand's Expanded Programme on Immunization and Vaccine Preventable Disease Surveillance
New Delhi, India – September 2025 – The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) of Thailand, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has conducted an extensive externa ...
WHO South-East Asia Region announces winners of Public Health Champion Awards
The Female Community Health Volunteers of Nepal, disability inclusion champion Dr. Satendra Singh, and the Lepra Society, were today announced as winners of the newly instituted WH ...
World Patient Safety Day
World Patient Safety Day, marked annually on 17 September, calls for global solidarity and concerted action by all countries and international partners to improve patient safety. T ...
World Suicide Prevention Day
World Suicide Prevention Day, marked annually on 10 September, is organized by the International Association for Suicide Prevention, in conjunction with the World Health Organizati ...
New study reveals sex life impacts are major reasons for contraceptive discontinuation
A new study from the World Health Organization (WHO), the United Nations’ Special Programme in Human Reproduction (HRP), and The Pleasure Project finds that approximately 1 in 20 p ...
Countries and global leaders recognized for their action to tackle the obesity crisis
The 2025 UNIATF Awards to celebrate champions in reducing obesity took place during the Tenth Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Task Force, Accelerating Action on Obesity Preven ...
Recommendations announced for influenza vaccine composition for the 2026 southern hemisphere influenza season
The World Health Organization (WHO) today announced its recommendations for the viral composition of influenza vaccines for use in the 2026 influenza season in the southern hemisph ...
Member States advance vital work in support of WHO Pandemic Agreement
WHO Member States are actively progressing with the development of the Pathogens Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) system, a key component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement aimed at en ...
