WHO South-East Asia region launches regional forum for primary healthcare-oriented health system \
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WHO South-East Asia region launches regional forum for primary healthcare-oriented health system

29-Nov-2022
The World Health Organisation South-East Asia Region and partners on Tuesday launched the South-East Asia Regional Forum for Primary Health Care-Oriented Health Systems.
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WHO South-East Asia Region commits to inclusive, equitable and resilient health systems \
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WHO South-East Asia Region commits to inclusive, equitable and resilient health systems

09-Sep-2022
Paro [Bhutan], September 9 (ANI): The Seventy-fifth Session of the Regional Committee for WHO South-East Asia concluded here today with Member countries committing to resilient health systems, accelerating multisectoral actions to address priority health issues.
09-Sep-2022 World
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South-East Asian region needs to accelerate efforts for prevention of non-communicable diseases: WHO regional director \
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South-East Asian region needs to accelerate efforts for prevention of non-communicable diseases: WHO regional director

08-Sep-2022
Paro [Bhutan], September 8 (ANI): In order to achieve global, regional, and national goals for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, the South-East Asian region needs to accelerate efforts, said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region.
08-Sep-2022 World
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‘Yoga for all’, advises WHO Regional Director \
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‘Yoga for all’, advises WHO Regional Director

20-Jun-2022
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia said that yoga has helped hundreds of millions of people from various countries and cultures during the COVID-19 pandemic in staying healthy as well as highlighted that yoga is for all of humanity.
20-Jun-2022 World
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World Blood Donor Day: WHO urges blood donors to ‘Join the effort’ to save lives \
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World Blood Donor Day: WHO urges blood donors to ‘Join the effort’ to save lives

13-Jun-2022
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): To mark World Blood Donor Day, WHO has urged potential blood donors in the South-East Asia Region and across the world to "join the effort" to save lives, improve health and advance health equity by making regular, voluntary, unpaid blood donations.
13-Jun-2022 World
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WHO hopes Jamnagar traditional medicine facility boosts global wellbeing \
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WHO hopes Jamnagar traditional medicine facility boosts global wellbeing

19-Apr-2022
New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): As India is set to establish WHO Global Centre for traditional medicine in Gujarat's Jamnagar, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region, on Tuesday said that it will be a hub of excellence which will help deliver safe, effective and evidence-based traditional medicines.
19-Apr-2022 World
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WHO calls on global stakeholders to invest in South-East Asia to prevent TB \
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WHO calls on global stakeholders to invest in South-East Asia to prevent TB

23-Mar-2022
New Delhi [India], March 23 (ANI): On the eve of World Tuberculosis (TB) Day, the World Health Organisation called on the national, international and global stakeholders to invest at least USD 3 billion annually in the South-East Asian region to prevent over 1.5 million TB deaths by 2025.
23-Mar-2022 World
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Urgently address gaps in cancer care: WHO \
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Urgently address gaps in cancer care: WHO

04-Feb-2022
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): Noting the increasing burden of cancer despite 30 per cent to 50 per cent of the cases being preventable, the World Health Organization today called on countries in South-East Asia Region to prioritize measures to reduce risk, detect and diagnose early and care for people suffering from the disease.
04-Feb-2022 World
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Take each COVID-19 positive case seriously: WHO urges strict implementation of protective measures \
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Take each COVID-19 positive case seriously: WHO urges strict implementation of protective measures

08-Jan-2022
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Saturday urged strict implementation of COVID appropriate behaviour as coronavirus infections rose in most South-East Asian nations, with some seeing exponential rise.
08-Jan-2022 World
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Emergence of variants reminder that pandemic far from over: WHO Regional Director \
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Emergence of variants reminder that pandemic far from over: WHO Regional Director

17-Dec-2021
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, South-East Asia Region Director, World Health Organisation (WHO), on Friday said that the risk of COVID-19 remains high globally, adding that the emergence of variants is a reminder that the pandemic is far from over.
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