Communicable Diseases Department

We are responsible for leading, coordinating and monitoring regional action to prevent, control, eliminate and eradicate communicable diseases to build a better, healthier future for the nearly 2 billion people in the Region.

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Dashboard of Communicable Diseases in the South-East Asia Region

Technical areas of work

Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

HIV, Hepatitis and STIs (HHS)

Immunization and Vaccine Development (IVD)

Malaria (MAL)

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)

Research and Innovation (R&I)

Tuberculosis (TB)

16 January 2024

Communicable disease surveillance data displayed for action

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31 October 2023

An integrated data dashboard on communicable diseases, South East Asia Region (SEAR)

Our work

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Developing an integrated Regional Action Plan for viral hepatitis, HIV and STIs in the South-East Asia Region, 2022–2026

Facilitating Regional collaboration to eliminate and control NTDs

WHO provides technical leadership and facilitates Regional collaboration of Member States, experts, donors and other partner agencies. WHO convenes meetings of Member States, exper ...

Facilitating One Health partnership for prevention and control of neglected parasitic zoonoses

WHO works closely with Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) in the South-East Asia Region, referred to a ...

Building national capacity to implement WHO recommended strategies

WHO publishes guides and tools to support translation of WHO recommendations into practice. These guides are intended for use by national programmes and partners to support plannin ...

News

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21 August 2024

News release

WHO calls for accelerated action to provide lifesaving vaccines to all children, protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer

27 July 2024

News release

WHO calls for accelerated action against hepatitis to address increasing liver cancer deaths in South-East Asia

16 July 2024

News release

WHO calls for accelerated and focused effort to reach every child with life-saving vaccines in South-East Asia Region

19 June 2024

News release

Battling Viral Hepatitis in Rohingya Camps amid mounting risk and resource crunch

12 June 2024

News release

Regional Director addresses 4th National Forum on Antimicrobial Resistance in Bangkok

31 May 2024

News release

NIMHANS gets 2024 Nelson Mandela Award for Health Promotion

28 May 2024

News release

Asia-Pacific countries sound the alarm and commit to tackling antimicrobial resistance

20 May 2024

Departmental update

Call for Applications: Postgraduate Training Scheme in Implementation Research

Publications

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Report on South-East Asia Regional Working Group on Immunization

The Regional Working Group (RWG) on immunization systems strengthening (ISS), which also covers introduction of new and underutilized vaccines (NUV) and...

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Expanded programme on Immunization (‎EPI)‎ factsheet 2024: SEAR

SEAR: Factsheet 2024Expanded programme on Immunization (‎EPI)‎

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Expanded programme on Immunization (‎EPI)‎ factsheet 2024: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Factsheet 2024Expanded programme on Immunization (‎EPI)‎

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Expanded programme on Immunization (‎EPI)‎ factsheet 2024: Maldives

Maldives: Factsheet 2024Expanded programme on Immunization (‎EPI)‎

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Dashboard of Communicable Diseases in the South-East Asia Region

Technical areas of work

Communicable disease surveillance data displayed for action

An integrated data dashboard on communicable diseases, South East Asia Region (SEAR)

Our work

News

Publications

Report on South-East Asia Regional Working Group on Immunization

Expanded programme on Immunization (‎EPI)‎ factsheet 2024: SEAR

Expanded programme on Immunization (‎EPI)‎ factsheet 2024: Sri Lanka

Expanded programme on Immunization (‎EPI)‎ factsheet 2024: Maldives

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