Tag: Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh
Maldives, Sri Lanka eliminate measles and rubella, ahead of 2023 target
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New Delhi, Maldives and Sri Lanka were today verified for having eliminated rubella, making them the first two countries...
Mental health, suicide prevention needs greater attention during pandemic
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New Delhi, With the COVID-19 pandemic still accelerating and impacting people in multiple ways, WHO today called upon countries in...
Promote hand hygiene to save lives and combat COVID-19
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -
Promoting good hand hygiene is one of the most basic yet powerful tools that Member States of the WHO...
Achieve gender equality in this generation
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -
Achieving gender equality is everyone’s business, including the health sector’s. Health authorities across the WHO South-East Asia Region must...
Strengthen health systems to prevent, detect and treat birth defects
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -
Concerted action is needed to ensure health systems in the WHO South-East Asia Region can prevent, detect and treat...
Intensify action to eliminate violence against women
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -
Violence against women is a serious threat to women’s health and well-being. Globally, an estimated 35.6% of all women...
To tackle diabetes, strengthen primary health care and empower families
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -
Diabetes is a significant threat to public health across the WHO South-East Asia Region. An estimated 91 million people...
Develop and implement strategies to prevent suicide and promote mental health
- Dr Singh, WHO Regional -
Suicide is a public health problem. An estimated 800 000 people globally lose their life to suicide every...
Accelerate health equity for older people and advance universal health coverage
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -
Populations across the WHO South-East Asia Region are ageing. Whereas in 2010 older people accounted for 8% of...
Defeating malaria demands high-impact, country-led and owned approaches
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -With the world at a crossroads in the quest to defeat malaria, the WHO South-East Asia Region stands tall....
