
World Health Organization South-East Asia
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Home to almost a quarter of the world’s population | Work with 10 Member States | Committed to building a healthier South-East Asia Region
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#Rabies spreads through the saliva of infected animals through bites, scratches, or contact with eyes, mouth, or open wounds. Dogs 🐶 are responsible for up to 99% of human rabies cases. If you're bitten or scratched, the next 15 minutes ⏱️ can save your life. 1️⃣ Wash the wound with soap and water for at least 15 minutes 2️⃣ Apply an antiseptic, such as povidone-iodine, if available 3️⃣ Seek medical help immediately #WHOSEARO #publichealth #healthforall WHO Timor-Leste
World Health Organization South-East Asia22,624 views • 10 months ago

Regional Director Saima Wazed emphasizes on cross-cutting multi-sectoral collaboration to influence and impact each driver of antimicrobial resistance and draws attention to high impact and low capacities of low- and middle-income countries to deal with #AMR. She was addressing a side event at 79th #UNGA ‘Fostering an Equitable Global Response to AMR’ hosted by World Health Organization South-East Asia PAHO/WHO Wellcome and United Nations Foundation
World Health Organization South-East Asia32,772 views • 1 year ago

Congratulations NIMHANS, Bengaluru, India for being bestowed the prestigious 2024 Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion for its work focusing on young people and child protection in primary mental health care. The award, presented at the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva, recognises outstanding contributions to public health and was jointly awarded to Professor Bontle Mbongwe of Botswana. NIMHANS is a globally renowned centre for mental health, neurosciences, and allied fields. This award spotlights the critical importance of mental health, which has been identified as a key priority by Regional Director Saima Wazed
World Health Organization South-East Asia30,731 views • 2 years ago

Drawing attention to the urgent need to scale up #mentalhealth services, Regional Director Saima Wazed said that in WHO South-East Asia Region, over 260 million people live with a mental health condition and 200 000 suicides are reported every year. She was addressing The PEMA Mental Health Symposium in #Bhutan earlier this week.
World Health Organization South-East Asia22,916 views • 1 year ago

🚨 Today marks a month since the deadly #earthquakes hit central Myanmar 🇲🇲. But the emergency is far from over! Listen in to know more about this crisis and how World Health Organization (WHO) has continued to support the people of #Myanmar in these trying times. You can also join us in our efforts 👉🏾 #MyanmarEarthquake #emergencies #response World Health Organization (WHO)Myanmar Saima Wazed
World Health Organization South-East Asia16,342 views • 1 year ago
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