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WHO urges promotion of healthy diet, physical activity in Southeast Asia

September 18, 2024 admin

The South-East Asia Region was experiencing rapid demographic transition with urbanisation and economic growth further driving unhealthy diets, reduced physical activity and more sedentary lifestyles. Image for representation. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday (September 17, 2024) called on countries in the global health body’s ‘South-East Asia Region’ to…

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Accelerate safety measures to reduce road traffic deaths: WHO

September 2, 2024 admin

Unlike high-income countries, where road safety measures often focus on car occupants, low and middle-income countries need to prioritise the safety of vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists and riders of two and three-wheelers who are disproportionately at higher risk. | Photo Credit: ANI The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries in…

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Saima Wazed, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, nominated Regional Director of WHO

November 1, 2023 admin

Saima Wazed and Dr. Shambhu Acharya seen together at a meet in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter, Saima Wazed, was on Wednesday nominated as the next Regional Director for the World Health Organization’s South-East Asia region. She defeated Shambu Acharya, a public health veteran from Nepal, in a…

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As they trade charges on nepotism and sexism, WHO contest between Bangladesh and Nepal gets heated

October 17, 2023 admin

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed. File | Photo Credit: Twitter/drSaimaWazed The contest between Bangladesh and Nepal for the regional head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has become increasingly heated, with allegations of “nepotism” and “sexism” being hurled at the candidates, and the election to be held in Delhi less than two…

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