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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised India’s “impressive” health gains, particularly in maternal and child health and the fight against non-communicable diseases. India's achievements in the health sector were discussed during…

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for South-East Asia has congratulated Sri Lanka for sustaining the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus for 10 years and maintaining its malaria-free status for a decade.…

The current outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest outbreak of the disease ever, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told…

The global risk "remains low" from a deadly Ebola outbreak centred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organisation chief said Wednesday (Jun 24), after a case was confirmed in France. France on Wednesday announced its…

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe addressed the Parliament, making a significant announcement regarding burial rights in Sri Lanka. "Honorable Speaker, there is a matter on which I have to make an announcement," stated President…

In a significant milestone, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Wednesday that both Sri Lanka and Maldives have successfully achieved control over the deadly hepatitis B disease. This comes after an expert panel verified that…

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Monday the use of a second malaria vaccine to curb the life-threatening disease spread to humans by some mosquitoes. “Almost exactly two years ago, W.H.O. recommended the broad use of…