WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal The World Health Organization chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. health agency, insisting in a closed-door meeting with diplomats last week that the U.S. will miss out on critical information about global disease outbreaks. Nepal 03 Feb, 2025
Some 70 people killed in attack on hospital in Sudan's Darfur region, WHO chief says Some 70 people were killed in an attack on the only functional hospital in the besieged city of El Fasher in Sudan, the chief of the World Health Organization said Sunday, part of a series of attacks coming as the African nation's civil war escalated in recent days. World 26 Jan, 2025
Trump wants to pull the US out of the World Health Organization again. Here's what may happen next US President Donald Trump used one of the flurry of executive actions that he issued on his first day back in the White House to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization for the second time in less than five years World 21 Jan, 2025
WHO launches plan to stanch mpox transmission and says the virus can be stopped Last Tuesday, Congo — the hardest-hit country — reported more than 1,000 new mpox cases over the previous week. Health 26 Aug, 2024
A new global health emergency: What is mpox, where are the outbreaks and will the virus spread? WHO said there have been more than 14,000 cases and 524 deaths in Africa this year, which already exceed last year's figures. Health 15 Aug, 2024
"A fruitful and satisfying stint" In a couple of days, the six-year term of the Chairman of the National Assembly of Nepal, Ganesh Prasad Timilsina, will end. Kathmandu 02 Mar, 2024
Rare diseases in Nepal: Lack of resources and medicines multiply the patients' hardships World Health Organization (WHO) delineated rare diseases as conditions affecting a small fraction of the population, specifically fewer than 1 in 2,000 individuals within a given populace. Health 27 Feb, 2024
WHO 'actions' questioned in Parliament CPN-UML lawmaker in the National Assembly, the Upper House of the Parliament Dil Kumari Rawal Thapa also known as Parvati Rawal has raised significant concerns regarding collaboration between the Ministry of Health and Population and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for health programmes in Nepal, as well as allegations of political favouritism in WHO Nepal's appointments. Kathmandu 15 Feb, 2024
Saima Wazed takes charge as Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Saima Wazed today assumed charge as Regional Director for World Health Organization South-East Asia Region. Nepal 01 Feb, 2024
2024 Global Appeal calls for well-informed public to 'Break Chains of Discrimination' against Leprosy Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative has partnered with the World Health Organization to co-host the launch of the 2024 Global Appeal to end stigma and discrimination against persons affected by leprosy at WHO headquarters in Geneva on January 31, 2024. Health 01 Feb, 2024
Saima Wazed appointed WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia Saima Wazed was confirmed today as the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for the South-East Asia by the WHO Executive Board in Geneva, Switzerland. Nepal 24 Jan, 2024
HMs to nominate next WHO regional director Health ministers and senior officials from member countries are meeting here next week to deliberate on priority health issues and nominate the next World Health Organisation Regional Director for South- East Asia. Nepal 29 Oct, 2023
