A new study examining maternal death reviews in Tanzania is raising important questions about how health systems identify and learn from maternal deaths, and whether current approaches may be overlooking the bigger picture.
The study, led by Kerstin Almdal and published in the journal Health Policy and…
The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low- and middle-income countries presents significant challenges for health systems that were historically structured to address infectious diseases.
Hypertension is among the leading contributors to cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, yet the capacity of primary healthcare systems to provide consistent hypertension…
In this blog, Dr Catharina C Boehme discusses the critical role of science-driven collaboration in advancing One Health and strengthening health security in South-East Asia
World Health Day (WHD) is an annual global awareness campaign observed on April 7 to mark the founding of the World Health Organisation…
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…
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…
