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The WHO South-East Asia Regional Office launched a new framework and tool to help countries strengthen facility-based breastfeeding, and thereby, early initiation and support for b ...

Dr Nittaya Phanuphak of Thailand, Dr K. Suresh Kumar of India, and Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh (NNJS) have been selected as recipients of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Award 2026 fo ...

Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure a baby’s health and development. Breastmilk provides all the nutrition needed to survive and thrive, supports healthy grow ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) and Peking University, China have entered into a two-year Project Collaboration Agreement to strengthen global health emergency preparedness thr ...

Last week, the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) requested a release of Ervebo vaccines from the global Ebola virus disease vaccine stockpile, managed by the ...

Safe management of health-care waste is essential to protect patients, health workers and communities, prevent pollution and support safe, high-quality health services. To help cou ...

Despite notable gains since 2015, only four in ten facilities meet basic sanitation standards and fewer than six in ten achieve basic environmental cleaning standards such patient ...