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Lautem municipality has emerged as a national leader in Timor-Leste’s School-based Primary Health Care Package (PHCP), becoming the first to complete nearly 100% data entry for ove ...

On June 5 in Dili, Timor-Leste celebrated a significant milestone in health emergency preparedness as 40 health professionals graduated from the country’s first Field Epidemiology ...

On June 2 in Dili, the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a two-day national workshop to tackle stigma and discrimination in TB and HIV care—key ba ...

On June 2 in Dili, the World Health Organization (WHO) provided the Universidade Católica Timorense (UCT) with advanced simulation equipment, anatomical models, Basic Life Support ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Timor-Leste’s Ministry of Health held the country’s first-ever joint Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV Programme Management Orientation Workshop fro ...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a silent but deadly threat affecting one in three adults in Timor-Leste—often without symptoms until it's too late. Responsible for heart a ...

The WHO South-East Asia Regional Technical Meeting on Climate Change and Health, held in Timor-Leste from 25–28 February 2025, brings together delegates from 10 Member States, WHO ...

The **WHO Southeast Asia Regional Technical Meeting on Climate Change and Health** will take place in **Dili, Timor-Leste, from 25–28 February 2025**, bringing together representat ...

In Timor-Leste, the government is working to strengthen palliative care services to address the challenges of providing quality healthcare for individuals with serious illnesses. A ...

In December, Timor-Leste launched its first specialized stroke care training for 35 health professionals, supported by international experts. This initiative, organized by the Mini ...

In 2024, Timor-Leste made significant strides in the fight against cervical cancer, focusing on prevention, early detection, and treatment. Saozinha Noronha's experience highlights ...

Timor-Leste has launched the Integrated Case-Based Electronic Surveillance System (ICBS-TL) to enhance its disease tracking and management, focusing on tuberculosis, malaria, and H ...

The School-Based Primary Health Care Package (PHCP) in Timor-Leste is a transformative initiative aimed at bridging the gap between education and healthcare by providing comprehens ...

Universal healthcare is often perceived as an impossible ambition for resource-constrained nations, a privilege reserved for the world’s wealthiest economies. However, young countr ...

Timor-Leste is taking major steps to address medical oxygen shortages with the development of its National Oxygen & Pulse Oximetry Scale-up Strategy. In December 2024, the Ministry ...

Timor-Leste’s second Joint External Evaluation (JEE) concluded successfully on Friday, with the team of 22 international experts commending the country's progress in public health ...

Nearly two dozen international experts from nine countries have gathered in Timor-Leste as the country undertakes its second Joint External Evaluation (JEE), which kicked off on Mo ...

Nearly 4% of adults have raised fasting blood glucose levels—a key marker for diabetes risk. However, the crisis is particularly acute for women of Timor-Leste, who face a death ra ...

Timor-Leste notified 6171 tuberculosis (TB) cases in 2023, the highest on record, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2024, released on Oc ...

A team of national and international experts has successfully concluded a comprehensive two-week review of Timor-Leste’s Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) and Vaccine-Preven ...

Timor-Leste took a major step in its fight against cervical cancer with the launch of the HPV vaccine in July 2024. Building on that momentum, the country has now set a remarkable ...

Mental health has moved from the fringes of healthcare discussions to become a vital part of how we live, work, and thrive. This year's theme for World Mental Health Day, Mental He ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Timor-Leste for having eliminated lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem, making it the fifth country in the Region ...

The Member States of WHO South-East Asia Region today adopted a Ministerial Declaration on Adolescent-Responsive Health Systems committing to policies, resources and services tailo ...

Timor-Leste made a strong appearance at the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, with a delegation from the Ministry of Health, joined by WHO Timor-Lest ...

Dili: The robust emergency systems setup in Dili by the Ministry of Health, in partnership with WHO, played a crucial role in swiftly responding to several health emergencies durin ...

Dili: Saima Wazed, WHO SEAR Regional Director, concluded a successful three-day visit to Timor-Leste from August 21-23. During her visit, she pledged to strengthen collaborations a ...

WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has determined that the upsurge of mpox in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a growing number of countries in Africa ...

From July 19 to 20, the vibrant health expo transformed the Presidential Palace into a wellness hub. Fifteen interactive stalls offered a one-stop shop for health information and s ...

Dili, Timor-Leste: In a significant milestone for Timor-Leste, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao launched the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine into the country's routine immunization ...

In Timor-Leste, the profound impact of vaccines on public health is undeniable. Smallpox was eradicated in the 1980s, followed by polio in the 1990s. Maternal and neonatal tetanus ...

The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, World Health Organization, and other partners, has conducted numerous mass drug administration rounds of al ...

In a first, a dedicated health room has been established in the EBC 10 de Dezembru School in Dili, Timor-Leste. The pilot initiative launched on February 21 aims at enhancing stude ...

Three-year-old Natazu Da Cruz lives stone’s throw away from the Lodudu health post in the hilly Ermera region of Timor-Leste. Yet, when healthcare workers conducting a house-to-hou ...

The burden of cervical cancer remains a pressing issue in Timor-Leste, impacting lives of numerous women and their families. In 2019, about 28 women lost their lives due to the dis ...

Dili: Amelia Da Cruz, a 48-year-old midwife, now feels significantly more confident in caring for sick newborns. She recently completed the World Health Organization’s Essential Ne ...

Timor-Leste is on the brink of a transformative journey towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the roll out of an ambitious Integrated Health Program (IHP). This visionary in ...

In January of this year, the World Health Organization partnered with the Ministry of Health and a local nonprofit organization, Asosiasaun Komunidade Progresiva, to launch a pilot ...

Dili: The Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, today launched Timor-Leste’s digital initiative – the state-of-the-art Integrated Case-Based Elec ...

Dili: In January 2023, the World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Asosiasaun Komunidade Progresiva—a non-profit working with key population (KP ...

Dili: Dr. Jenia Jeronimo (27) and Dr. Sarvia N. dos Santos (28), both young and passionate doctors, embark on their journey to Fatuhada, a locality in Timor-Leste’s capital city Di ...

The Ministry of Health with support from WHO Timor-Leste has launched a new facility for cervical cancer screening and management at Tirilolo Hospital in Baucau. This centre boasts ...

The Tirilolo Hospital in Baucau has taken first major steps towards climate resilience and environment sustainability. A solar power system has been installed to support the Simula ...

Baucau, October 14: The Ministry of Health in collaboration with the World Health Organization inaugurated the state of art Simulation Skills Centre at the Trilolo Hospital in Bauc ...

Dili: One billion people globally, or one in every eight people live with a mental health condition. Depression ranks among the leading causes of disability, and suicide is the fou ...

The influenza laboratory at the Timor-Leste’s National Health Laboratory has been recognized as the National Influenza Centre (NIC) under the WHO’s Global Influenza Programme, and ...

Dili: In April this year, Timor-Leste witnessed a momentous event as President Dr. José Ramos-Horta launched a national campaign to elevate breastfeeding rates across the island na ...

Dili: On the night of August 1, 2023, Dr. Sandra Paicheco had just started her shift at the Community Health Centre (CHC) in Ainaro, a district located around 110 km away from Timo ...

Every year, the first week of August is celebrated globally as the World Breastfeeding Week, serving as a reminder of the actions needed to support all mothers in optimally breastf ...

Dili: The World Health Organization's South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO SEARO) declared that Timor-Leste has eliminated the rubella virus. This remarkable achievement is a testa ...

Lautem, July 22- On the occasion of National Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) handed over a state-of-the-art tobacco cessation centre and an open-air gymnasium to th ...

Lautem, July 22- On this year's National Health Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) Timor-Leste officially handed over a Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) to the Minis ...

As WHO celebrates Self-Care Month (24 June – 24 July), we shine a spotlight on how self-care interventions are making a difference to the lives of people in Timor-Leste. “Timor-Les ...

Dili: In a vibrant celebration of the International Day of Yoga, hundreds of participants gathered at Cristo Rei in Dili, Timor-Leste, to embrace the practice and its numerous bene ...

Dili: Each day, the Hospital Nacional Guido Valadares (HNGV) blood bank receives a multitude of urgent requests for blood from patients in critical condition. However, despite thei ...

Today, on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day, the Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) reflected on the initiatives and achievements in combating tobacco ad ...

Since December 2022, Gaspar da Silva, 48, has not smoked. The resident of Dili, Timor-Leste, had been a smoker since he was 18. However, with the rising cost of cigarettes and conc ...

Timor-Leste has launched a national breastfeeding promotion campaign to make breastfeeding an everyday priority across all sectors. The campaign, launched on 17 April by President ...

In a first, a survey to assess immunization coverage in Timor-Leste is being carried out with the help of digital tools. The Ministry of Health has deployed 64 health workers who a ...

President of Timor-Leste, José Ramos Horta, today lauded the World Health Organization for its exceptional dedication in enhancing public health in the nation, especially amidst th ...

The Ministry of Health in Timor-Leste kicked off the first of many celebratory events for the 75th anniversary of WHO on April 4th. The event was attended by senior government offi ...

The World Health Organization (WHO), today, announced the appointment of Public Health Field Officers (PHFOs) across all municipalities in Timor-Leste. The field officers will serv ...

A deworming drive undertaken in three municipalities in Timor-Leste with high prevalence of Soil Transmitted Helminthiasis (STH) has achieved 92% of its target. Of the 87,298 targe ...

The Government of Timor-Leste and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) have signed an important agreement for a grant dedicated to strengthening the country's prepare ...

Last month, Silvino Neves (31) and his friend Adolfina Ximenes (28) visited the Formosa Cessation Center in Dili to seek help in quitting smoking. Neves and Ximenes started smoking ...

The Government of Timor-Leste has recently announced an increase in the taxes on sugar and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB). The tax increase is consistent with countries that have ...

In the remote and rugged Manatuto district of Timor-Leste, a fierce vaccinator named Maria Cecilia is determined to ensure that life-saving vaccines reach every community, no matte ...

WHO South-East Asia’s regional technical meeting on ‘Family Planning and Comprehensive Abortion Care to Accelerate the Reduction in Maternal Mortality’ commenced today in Dili. The ...

WHO Southeast Asia’s Regional Technical Meeting on ‘Family Planning and Comprehensive Abortion care to Accelerate the Reduction in Maternal Mortality’ will be hosted in Timor-Leste ...

STH infection is one of the neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) with high prevalence in Timor-Leste. A national level parasite survey carried out in 2012 had estimated the prevalenc ...

Eighty-one-year-old Fernando Ximenes, a lymphatic filariasis (LF) patient, went about his daily chores without sensing any pain. In the last week of October, the farmer based in Vi ...

In addition to the mental health Outpatient Department (OPD), HNGV has a 12-bed in-patient facility for acute cases. Patients who require longer duration of admission are often tra ...

The efforts by WHO Timor-Leste are in alignment with the WHO’s global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem adopted during the 73rd W ...

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted health systems and programmes globally. Routine immunization activities also took a substantial hit. In order to recover from this impact, Timor-Les ...

Twenty-one-year-old Lita*, a resident of Atauro island in Timor Leste, had been suffering from cough and breathlessness for the past one month. She was screened at the Bario Pitte ...

The World Health Organization, today, handed over PCR kits for testing and diagnosis of monkeypox to the Ministry of Health in Timor-Leste. With the handover, the country is now eq ...

The European Union and World Health Organization, today, officially handed over essential medicines, consumables and medical equipment for operationalization of High Dependency Un ...

The World Health Organization’s country office in Timor Leste joined hands with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports to hold a familiarization worksho ...

Thirty-eight-year-old Roni Vieira from Timor-Leste has donated blood more than 20 times so far. In April 2021, when Vieira was infected with COVID-19 and required emergency blood t ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the World Health Organization (WHO) today welcomed a US$ 7.8 million donation from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOI ...

In a first-of-its-kind initiative against TB, the Ministry of Health (MoH) held a pledge signing ceremony, with support from WHO Country Office. HE Prime Minister of Timor Leste, G ...

When the youngest country of Asia set on the COVID-19 vaccination, it had a few choices to make and challenges to circumvent. Besides the disease itself, the pandemic has put a spa ...