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World Mental Health Day

This year, World Mental Heath Day focuses on suicide prevention. Every year close to 800 000 people take their own life and there are many more people who attempt suicide. Every suicide is a tragedy that affects families, communities and entire countries and has long-lasting effects on the people left behind. Suicide occurs throughout the lifespan.

International Day of Older Persons

For the first time in history, most people can expect to live into their sixties and beyond. A longer life represents an important opportunity, not only for older people and their families, but also for societies as a whole. Additional years provide the chance to pursue new activities such as further education or a long neglected passion, while continuing to make valuable contributions to family and community. Yet the extent of these opportunities depends heavily on one factor: health.

World Patient Safety Day

Every year, on 17 September, WHO spotlights patient safety to increase public awareness and engagement; enhance global understanding, and spur global solidarity and action.

This year the theme is "Patient Safety: a global health priority" and the slogan is “Speak up for patient safety.”

Accelerate efforts to eliminate cervical cancer: WHO

World Health Organization urged countries in its South-East Asia Region to accelerate efforts to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030.

“Countries need to expand vaccination, screening, detection and treatment services for everyone, everywhere to address the growing problem of cervical cancer,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia, at the Seventy Second Session of WHO Regional Committee here in Delhi.

WHO South-East Asia Region sets 2023 target to eliminate measles, rubella

Member Countries of WHO South-East Asia Region resolved to eliminate measles and rubella by 2023, to prevent deaths and disabilities caused by these highly infectious childhood killers diseases.

“The new target to eliminate both the diseases will leverage the existing momentum and strong political commitment which is being demonstrated through unprecedented efforts, progress and successes in recent years,” said Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director WHO South-East Asia, as a resolution to eliminate the two diseases was adopted at the Seventy Second Session of WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia here in New Delhi.

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About WHO South-East Asia

Home to a quarter of the world population, WHO SEARO provides leadership on health matters, articulates evidence-based policy options, provides technical support to countries and monitors health trends.

WHO South-East Asia Countries

Bangladesh » Bhutan » DPR Korea » India » Indonesia » Maldives » Myanmar » Nepal » Sri Lanka » Thailand » Timor-Leste »

Highlights

Regional Director's Flagship Programmes » Bangladesh/Myanmar » Emergencies and disasters » Surveillance and outbreak alert » WHO reform » No More Polio »

Regional Director

Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh

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Press releases

WHO Health Emergencies Programme

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Making a Difference

Stories from the Region »

World Health Day 2019 - Universal Health Coverage: Health for All

Since 1950, World Health Day has been celebrated on the 7th of April of each year. The objective of World Health Day is to raise global awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern. This year's theme is "Universal Health Coverage: Health for All".

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Building for Change

70 years of WHO in the Region

Governance

The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies

The Asia Pacific Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (the APO) is a collaborative partnership of interested governments, international agencies, foundations, and researchers that promotes evidence-informed health systems policy regionally and in all countries in the Asia Pacific region.

Evaluation Reports

Polio-free certification of the WHO South-East Asia Region

Tweets from WHO SEARO