Alarm bells are ringing across South Asia: a new study reveals the region faces the world’s largest shortage of health workers – a crisis that could derail progress toward universal health coverage and leave millions without essential care
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
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
A new United Nations University report sounds a stark warning: in South and Southeast Asia, the next climate-action frontier is urgent-building resilient, transformative health systems that can withstand rising climate risks and protect millions of lives