Communicable Diseases Department
We are responsible for leading, coordinating and monitoring regional action to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate communicable diseases to build a better, healthier future for the nearly 2 billion people in the Region.
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22 December 2023
Regional workshop on Invasive Bacterial Disease (IBD) surveillance
The Invasive bacterial disease includes surveillance for Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus), Neisseria meningitidis...
22 December 2023
Regional Workshop on lot release of COVID-19 vaccines
A five-day regional workshop on “Lot release of COVID-19 vaccines” was conducted in Kasauli, India from 10 to 14 October 2022 by the Communicable...
21 August 2023
Meeting of National Programme Managers for lymphatic filariasis, soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis...
A face-to-face and back-to-back meeting of national programme managers and the Regional Programme Review Group (RPRG) for lymphatic filariasis (LF),...
This document provides technical guidance on concepts, definitions, indicators, criteria, milestones and tools to assist leprosy programmes in their journey...