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      11 March 2021

      Marking one year of pandemic in WHO South-East Asia Region

      10 March 2021

      Four countries in WHO South-East Asia Region get COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX Facility

      7 September 2020

      Sri Lanka: using technology to train and mentor staff on the NCD frontline

      4 July 2020

      Putting Women and Children First: Immunization Resumes in Sri Lanka amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

      3 July 2020

      WHO Software Helps Maldives In Tracing COVID-19 Patients & Their Contacts

      30 June 2020

      WHO & Partners Enhance Support to COVID-19 response in Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar

      22 June 2020

      WHO Provides NCD Kits to Timor-Leste to Prevent Risk of Comorbidity Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

      9 June 2020

      WHO Helps Maldives Build Laboratory Capacity to test COVID-19

      29 May 2020

      Bhutan using MCKs for flu clinics

      21 May 2020

      How Timor-Leste is dealing with COVID-19 outbreak

      9 October 2019

      Taxes on sugary drinks

      25 September 2019

      Strategic plan to strengthen health emergency capacities launched

      24 August 2019

      India - A Mission to Reach Everyone with Immunization

      21 August 2019

      Measles: Towards Elimination in Nepal

      18 August 2019

      Bangladesh - A newborn tragedy, never to be repeated

      14 August 2019

      Hepatitis B in Thailand: From ‘hyper-endemic’ to national control

      31 July 2019

      Seeing Red: How Sri Lanka is striving to stop NCDs

      31 July 2019

      Access for all: How the Indian state of Punjab is honing in on hepatitis

      31 July 2019

      Timor-Leste’s intrepid quest to secure health and wellbeing for all

      30 March 2019

      Regional Workshop of IHR National Focal Points in the WHO South-East Asia Region, 25-29 March 2019, New Delhi, India

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      21 April 2026

      From Invisible to Immunized: How TrackVac Is finding India’s most missed children

      21 April 2026

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      21 April 2026

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      17 April 2026

      From Outbreak to Control: A Rapid, Reactive OCV Campaign in Madhesh Province, Nepal

      17 April 2026

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      2 April 2026

      From protection to responsibility: A mother’s role in immunization in Bangladesh

      1 April 2026

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      1 April 2026

      Thailand strengthens polio prevention through SIAs in border districts of Tak Province

      18 December 2025

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      12 October 2025

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      11 March 2021

      Marking one year of pandemic in WHO South-East Asia Region

      10 March 2021

      Four countries in WHO South-East Asia Region get COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX Facility

      7 September 2020

      Sri Lanka: using technology to train and mentor staff on the NCD frontline

      4 July 2020

      Putting Women and Children First: Immunization Resumes in Sri Lanka amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

      3 July 2020

      WHO Software Helps Maldives In Tracing COVID-19 Patients & Their Contacts

      30 June 2020

      WHO & Partners Enhance Support to COVID-19 response in Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar

      22 June 2020

      WHO Provides NCD Kits to Timor-Leste to Prevent Risk of Comorbidity Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

      9 June 2020

      WHO Helps Maldives Build Laboratory Capacity to test COVID-19

      29 May 2020

      Bhutan using MCKs for flu clinics

      21 May 2020

      How Timor-Leste is dealing with COVID-19 outbreak

      9 October 2019

      Taxes on sugary drinks

      25 September 2019

      Strategic plan to strengthen health emergency capacities launched

      24 August 2019

      India - A Mission to Reach Everyone with Immunization

      21 August 2019

      Measles: Towards Elimination in Nepal

      18 August 2019

      Bangladesh - A newborn tragedy, never to be repeated

      14 August 2019

      Hepatitis B in Thailand: From ‘hyper-endemic’ to national control

      31 July 2019

      Seeing Red: How Sri Lanka is striving to stop NCDs

      31 July 2019

      Access for all: How the Indian state of Punjab is honing in on hepatitis

      31 July 2019

      Timor-Leste’s intrepid quest to secure health and wellbeing for all

      30 March 2019

      Regional Workshop of IHR National Focal Points in the WHO South-East Asia Region, 25-29 March 2019, New Delhi, India

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      11 March 2021

      Marking one year of pandemic in WHO South-East Asia Region

      10 March 2021

      Four countries in WHO South-East Asia Region get COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX Facility

      7 September 2020

      Sri Lanka: using technology to train and mentor staff on the NCD frontline

      4 July 2020

      Putting Women and Children First: Immunization Resumes in Sri Lanka amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

      3 July 2020

      WHO Software Helps Maldives In Tracing COVID-19 Patients & Their Contacts

      30 June 2020

      WHO & Partners Enhance Support to COVID-19 response in Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar

      22 June 2020

      WHO Provides NCD Kits to Timor-Leste to Prevent Risk of Comorbidity Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

      9 June 2020

      WHO Helps Maldives Build Laboratory Capacity to test COVID-19

      29 May 2020

      Bhutan using MCKs for flu clinics

      21 May 2020

      How Timor-Leste is dealing with COVID-19 outbreak

      9 October 2019

      Taxes on sugary drinks

      25 September 2019

      Strategic plan to strengthen health emergency capacities launched

      24 August 2019

      India - A Mission to Reach Everyone with Immunization

      21 August 2019

      Measles: Towards Elimination in Nepal

      18 August 2019

      Bangladesh - A newborn tragedy, never to be repeated

      14 August 2019

      Hepatitis B in Thailand: From ‘hyper-endemic’ to national control

      31 July 2019

      Seeing Red: How Sri Lanka is striving to stop NCDs

      31 July 2019

      Access for all: How the Indian state of Punjab is honing in on hepatitis

      31 July 2019

      Timor-Leste’s intrepid quest to secure health and wellbeing for all

      30 March 2019

      Regional Workshop of IHR National Focal Points in the WHO South-East Asia Region, 25-29 March 2019, New Delhi, India

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      11 March 2021

      Marking one year of pandemic in WHO South-East Asia Region

      10 March 2021

      Four countries in WHO South-East Asia Region get COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX Facility

      7 September 2020

      Sri Lanka: using technology to train and mentor staff on the NCD frontline

      4 July 2020

      Putting Women and Children First: Immunization Resumes in Sri Lanka amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

      3 July 2020

      WHO Software Helps Maldives In Tracing COVID-19 Patients & Their Contacts

      30 June 2020

      WHO & Partners Enhance Support to COVID-19 response in Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar

      22 June 2020

      WHO Provides NCD Kits to Timor-Leste to Prevent Risk of Comorbidity Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic

      9 June 2020

      WHO Helps Maldives Build Laboratory Capacity to test COVID-19

      29 May 2020

      Bhutan using MCKs for flu clinics

      21 May 2020

      How Timor-Leste is dealing with COVID-19 outbreak

      9 October 2019

      Taxes on sugary drinks

      25 September 2019

      Strategic plan to strengthen health emergency capacities launched

      24 August 2019

      India - A Mission to Reach Everyone with Immunization

      21 August 2019

      Measles: Towards Elimination in Nepal

      18 August 2019

      Bangladesh - A newborn tragedy, never to be repeated

      14 August 2019

      Hepatitis B in Thailand: From ‘hyper-endemic’ to national control

      31 July 2019

      Seeing Red: How Sri Lanka is striving to stop NCDs

      31 July 2019

      Access for all: How the Indian state of Punjab is honing in on hepatitis

      31 July 2019

      Timor-Leste’s intrepid quest to secure health and wellbeing for all

      30 March 2019

      Regional Workshop of IHR National Focal Points in the WHO South-East Asia Region, 25-29 March 2019, New Delhi, India

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