What is the latest news?

24 December 2023

As COVID-19 cases rise, WHO asks countries to scale up surveillance and protective measures

The World Health Organization urges countries in South-East Asia Region to strengthen surveillance and for people to take protective measures in view of the increasing numbers of c ...

21 November 2023

News release

Vaccine regulators and officials meet to strategize integration of COVID-19 vaccines in routine immunization

To integrate pandemic vaccines in national immunization programme in countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region, vaccine regulators, and officials from WHO today began deliberatin ...

30 October 2023

News release

WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia begins with renewed commitment to advancing universal health coverage

The Seventy-sixth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia commenced today with health ministers and senior delegates from Member countries converging in India to ...

9 August 2023

Departmental update

Influenza experts in WHO’s South-East Asia and Western Pacific regions participate in the 16th bi-regional meeting of the National Influenza Centres (NIC) and Influenza surveillance in Dhaka, Bangladesh

COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected influenza related (a) sentinel surveillance, (b) laboratory diagnosis, (c) evidence-based interventions, (d) data reporting for national, regi ...

18 July 2023

News release

WHO South-East Asia Region lauds countries for routine immunization coverage scale-up, says accelerated efforts must continue

6 April 2023

Statement

WHO marks 75 years, emphasizes on Health for All

13 January 2023

News release

On polio last case anniversary, WHO calls on countries in South-East Asia to accelerate measures to also eliminate measles

12 December 2022

Statement

International Universal Health Coverage Day: Achieve Health for All through All for Health