World Diabetes Day: WHO SE Asia calls for urgent action as Region records 279 million cases

November 14, 2025 11:49 AM November 14, 2025 11:49 AM

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World Diabetes Day: WHO SE Asia calls for urgent action as Region records 279 million cases

On the occasion of World Diabetes Day, the World Health Organisation's South-East Asia Region issued a renewed call for urgent and coordinated action to tackle the rising burden of diabetes, which now affects more than two hundred and seventy-nine million adults in the region, nearly one-third of the global total.   This year's theme -Diabetes across life stages'' emphasises the need for equitable and age-appropriate care from childhood to old age.   Dr Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Cha...

WHO launches Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response site at AIIMS in New Delhi

November 13, 2025 5:13 PM November 13, 2025 5:13 PM

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WHO launches Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response site at AIIMS in New Delhi

The World Health Organisation (WHO) launched its site for Pandemic Preparedness and Emergency Response at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi today.   The WHO informed that a global network of such sites is being established to conduct investigations and studies rapidly in the case of any pandemic or epidemic for a timely public health response. During the launch ceremony, the WHO Representative to India, Payden and the Director of AIIMS, Dr M Srinivas, were present...

India to collaborate with WHO on holistic health, focus on Women’s wellness: PM Modi

September 18, 2025 8:41 PM September 18, 2025 8:41 PM

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India to collaborate with WHO on holistic health, focus on Women’s wellness: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India is looking forward to further collaborating with the World Health Organisation to promote holistic health and wellness in the world with a strong focus on women's health. In a social media post, Mr Modi thanked the Director-General of the WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for warm wishes on his birthday.    

WHO calls on China to offer transparency regarding COVID-19 origins

September 18, 2023 6:44 PM September 18, 2023 6:44 PM

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WHO calls on China to offer transparency regarding COVID-19 origins

The Director-General of the World Health Organisation Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on China to offer greater transparency regarding the origins of COVID-19 and expressed readiness to dispatch a second investigative team to examine the matter.   The genesis of the pandemic remains unclear almost four years after the initial cases were reported at Wuhan in China. The international community has been unable to determine with certainty the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic. The WHO cond...