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Archive for 02/2026

Poor diets linked to major health and economic losses in Ethiopia and the Philippines 

New research shows improving nutrition could prevent child stunting, reduce chronic disease, and protect national income in two countries facing different stages of the nutrition transition. 

Unhealthy diets are now recognised as a leading contributor to global ill health, linked both to persistent undernutrition in early life…

PM Modi warns of the threat from antimicrobial resistance

By Dr Catharina Boehme, Officer-in-Charge, WHO South-East Asia Region

PM Modi warns of the threat from antimicrobial resistance

In December 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi issued a timely warning about one of the most serious yet under-recognised global health threats: antimicrobial resistance (AMR). PM Modi alerted…