Tag: WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia
World Stroke Day – Stroke is the second leading cause of death
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -
Stroke is a major cause of disability and death globally that disproportionately affects people in low- and middle-income countries....
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...
Make toilets and safe sanitation services accessible to all
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -All people everywhere should have access to safe sanitation services, including hygienic toilets that are connected to quality sewage...
WHO congratulates India for significantly reducing child deaths
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -WHO commends India for its concerted efforts to reduce child deaths, which have resulted in under-five mortality estimates to...
Breastfeeding provides the strongest foundation for lifelong health and optimal nutrition
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh - Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life and continued breastfeeding up to the age of two years...
Sustain high-level commitment to beat malaria across the WHO South-East Asia Region
- Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh -The WHO South-East Asia Region has made world-beating progress in the quest to eliminate malaria. Since 2010 the Region’s malaria...
