Yaws Current Affairs, GK & News
Poonam Khetrapal Singh appointed as WHO regional director for South-East Asia
Dr. Poonam Khetrapal Singh has been appointed the South-East Asia regional director of the World Health Organization (WHO) for a second five-year term. Under her leadership, the Region has made remarkable progress. In her first term, she focused on building an increasingly responsive and accountable WHO in the Region, while prioritizing persisting and emerging epidemiological ..
Topics: Infectious diseases • Lymphatic filariasis • Medical specialties • Medicine • Neglected diseases • Pediatrics • RTT • Trachoma • Tropical diseases • Vaccine-preventable diseases • World Health Organization • Yaws
Poonam Khetrapal Singh elected as new Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia
Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh from India has been unanimously re-elected as Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia for another 5-year term beginning February 2019. The elections were held at the ongoing 71st regional committee meeting of WHO South-East Asia in New Delhi. In her ongoing first term as Regional Director, four countries in the Region ..
Topics: Infectious diseases • Lymphatic filariasis • Maldives • Medical specialties • Medicine • Neglected diseases • Neglected tropical diseases • Pediatrics • RTT • Tropical diseases • Vaccine-preventable diseases • Yaws
WHO certifies India Yaws, Maternal & Neonatal Tetanus free
India has officially received certificates from World Health Organisation (WHO), recognizing the elimination of Yaws and Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus (MNT) from the country. The certificates were presented to Union Health Minister J P Nadda at the 69th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for South-East Asia Region held in Colombo, capital of Sri Lanka. ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2016
Topics: Diseases • Maternal and Neonatal Tetanus • National • Public health • WHO • Yaws