Health Policy Watch warns that air pollution in West Africa has surged to become the world’s second-worst, trailing only South Asia. This dramatic increase is sparking waves of respiratory illness and pushing up preventable premature deaths
As chronic diseases sweep across Asia, experts warn that medical breakthroughs alone won’t stop the tide. Shifting entrenched cultural norms, dismantling stigma and changing everyday lifestyle habits are now central to any effective health strategy
JACC warns that Asia is rapidly becoming the epicenter of a global cardiometabolic crisis: sweeping urbanization, a shift toward calorie-rich diets, and aging populations are colliding to drive a steep surge in heart disease and metabolic disorders
At the WHO South‑East Asia regional meeting on eye health, health leaders from 11 countries joined forces, pledging a bold, united drive to widen access to quality eye care and end preventable vision loss across the region
Health ministers and senior officials are gathering at the Seventy-ninth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South‑East Asia to celebrate recent health gains, chart bold new priorities and strengthen coordinated regional disease‑control efforts
A new FSI study warns that Asia’s fast‑aging societies are driving a sharp rise in chronic illness and care costs – even as life expectancy climbs and individual health measures continue to improve
Next week, health ministers from WHO’s South-East Asia Region will gather to fast-track progress on critical health priorities: strengthening systems, closing equity gaps, and deepening regional cooperation – all to better protect and improve the health of millions