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10 December 2025

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Thailand Takes Action to Combat Drowsy Driving: A Silent Threat to Road Safety

31 October 2025

Highlights

Launch of "Taking a strategic approach to urban health: a guide for decision-makers"

16 October 2025

Highlights

Mind Over Matter: Making Mental Health A Priority

10 October 2025

Statement

Do No Harm: Joint Statement against the medicalization of Female Genital Mutilation in Asia-Pacific - A Call to Action

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24 December 2025

Advancing Thailand–WHO Collaboration to Address Health Priorities in a New Context

24 December 2025

WHO Highlights Importance of Medical Preparedness for Mass Gatherings

19 November 2025

WHO position on Tobacco Control and Harm Reduction

18 November 2025

SEAPAC 2025: Southeast Asia Unites for Active, Healthier Lives

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27 January 2026

Departmental update

Influenza Chintan Shivir 2025: Strengthening Interministerial and Intersectoral Convergence for Influenza Preparedness in India.

25 January 2026

Statement

World Leprosy Day

The World Leprosy Day this year draws attention to “Leprosy is curable, the real challenge is stigma.” While the medical burden is diminishing, the social consequence of leprosy re ...

13 January 2026

News release

WHO South-East Asia marks 15 years since the last case of wild poliovirus; polio legacy continues to drive broader public health gains

Fifteen years after recording its last case of wild poliovirus, the WHO South-East Asia Region with a quarter of the world’s population, continues to sustain its polio-free status ...

23 December 2025

Departmental update

Overview of Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Activities in the WHO South-East Asia Region, 2024

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3 February 2026

Joint News Release

Four in ten cancer cases could be prevented globally

Up to four in ten cancer cases worldwide could be prevented, according to a new global analysis from the World Health Organization (WHO) and its International Agency for Research o ...

3 February 2026

News release

WHO launches 2026 appeal to help millions of people in health emergencies and crisis settings

The World Health Organization (WHO) today launched its 2026 global appeal to ensure millions of people living in humanitarian crises and conflicts can access health care.

3 February 2026

Statement

Joint statement on the renewed Quadripartite Memorandum of Understanding regarding cooperation on One Health until 2030

Through the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on One Health, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the United Nations Environment Progra ...

2 February 2026

Statement

Six years after COVID-19’s global alarm: Is the world better prepared for the next pandemic?

Progress made during the six years, since the declaration of COVID-19 as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, in preparing for a future pandemic, and what remains to ...

Global Photo stories

17 February 2025

Expanding rehabilitation access in Tajikistan

3 December 2024

Breaking barriers for pregnant women with disabilities: A case study on inclusive maternal care in Tanzania

2 October 2024

Noncommunicable diseases in humanitarian settings

13 December 2023

“PRET” for future pandemics? Countries in WHO’s South-East Asia Region outline steps to update respiratory pandemic plans