Press releases
Health Ministers from WHO South-East Asia Region to discuss pandemic, rebuilding essential health services for UHC
WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee meeting begins
WHO South-East Asia countries resolve to reorient and strengthen health systems
Scale-up routine immunization along with COVID-19 vaccination: WHO
Strengthening health emergency security systems top priority: WHO
Accelerate action to prevent and control non-communicable diseases: WHO
WHO calls for renewed focus on equity as millions remain unvaccinated in South-East Asia despite decades of progress
WHO South-East Asia Region Convenes 2026 Kick-Off Meeting to Advance PIP-PC Workplans
Advancing epidemic and pandemic preparedness through research readiness: SEAR Unity Studies Network Sites chart the way forward in 2026
From sequencing to surveillance: WHO SEARO and CSIR-IGIB host regional workshop on dengue genomics
Nationwide Response Mobilized to Contain Measles Outbreak in Bangladesh
Insights from the Southern Hemisphere (September 2025) and Northern Hemisphere (February 2026) Vaccine Composition Meetings and Strengthening Influenza Surveillance in the WHO South East Asia Region
SEARHEF Nepal Earthquake
WHO calls for science-led action and stronger One Health approach to address evolving health risks
World Health Day 2026: Together for health. Stand with science
WHO South-East Asia Region marks 12 years of polio-free certification with surveillance webinar
World TB Day
Strengthening One Health Field Epidemiology Capacity in the WHO South-East Asia Region
Mobilizing Solidarity and Collective Action for Emergency Operations
Bhutan completes consultation to finalize National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS)
International Women's Day
Establishment and Early Implementation of the Unity Studies Network in SEAR (2024–2025)
Introduction of Rotavirus & Pneumococcal Vaccines in the Maldives: December 2025
TCV introduction in Bangladesh: October-November 2025
Post Introduction Evaluation of HPV & TCV Vaccination in Nepal December 2025
PIP Update July-December 2025