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Improve access to diabetes care
Oped, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 15/11/2023
» Access to quality healthcare is a fundamental human right, yet millions of people around the world still face significant barriers to accessing diabetes care. The theme for World Diabetes Day 2023, "Access to Diabetes Care", aligns with the World Health Organization (WHO) South-East Asia Region's NCD flagship.
More testing, treatment needed
Oped, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 03/08/2023
» To mark World Hepatitis Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging policymakers, health care providers and political and civil society leaders in the Southeast Asia region and globally to accelerate hepatitis testing and treatment, recognising that everyone, everywhere has just "one life" and "one liver" -- the theme of this year's event.
Food safety standards save lives
News, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 12/06/2023
» Food safety standards are vital to facilitate fair and transparent international food trade and consumer health protection by reducing the incidence of foodborne diseases. Every year, foodborne diseases affect 1-in-10 people worldwide. According to WHO South-East Asia Region, foodborne diseases cause 150 million illnesses, 175,000 deaths, and 12 million disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs). Therefore, operative food standards must integrate safety and quality into every aspect of food production and service to ensure the supply of safe and wholesome food.
Time to commit to 'Health for All'
Oped, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 11/04/2023
» On World Health Day that falls on April 7, the World Health Organization celebrates 75 years of improving public health and well-being in the Southeast Asia region and globally, fully committed to achieving Health for All through universal health coverage (UHC) -- when all people can access the health services they need, when and where they need them, without financial hardship.
Time to boost region's oral health
Oped, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 22/03/2023
» On World Oral Health Day which fell on Monday, WHO urge Southeast Asian countries to accelerate implementation of the region's new Action Plan for Oral Health 2022–2030, which aims to ensure that everyone, everywhere in Southeast Asia can enjoy the highest attainable state of oral health, with a focus on achieving universal coverage for oral health by 2030.
Women's access to the digital world
Oped, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 08/03/2023
» On International Women's Day, which falls today, WHO is calling for intensified action in the South-East Asia Region and across the world to ensure that every woman and girl, everywhere has timely and equitable access to digital innovations and technologies that can protect, promote and support health and well-being, and accelerate gender equality.
Don't forget about viral hepatitis
Oped, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 29/07/2021
» The World Health Organization (WHO) Southeast Asia region is intensifying action to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat by 2030. Globally, an estimated 296 million people live with chronic hepatitis B and around 58 million live with chronic hepatitis C. In 2019, viral hepatitis caused nearly 1.1 million deaths globally, despite the existence of safe and effective vaccines that can prevent hepatitis B and antiviral drugs that can manage chronic hepatitis B and cure most cases of hepatitis C. An estimated 60 million people in the region live with chronic hepatitis B and around 10.5 million live with chronic hepatitis C. In 2019, around 180,000 people in the region died of hepatitis B and about 38,000 died of hepatitis C -- both completely manageable.