Over 4600 medical staff leave : Sri Lanka flags health worker exits at WHO
2025-05-21
Sri Lanka’s Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa raised concern over the migration of health professionals during his address at theContinue Reading
Sri Lanka outperforms UN target on maternal deaths
2025-04-09
Minister of Health Nalinda Jayatissa says Sri Lanka has reduced its maternal mortality rate to 25 per 100,000 live births,Continue Reading
Trump withdraws U.S. from World Health Organization
2025-01-21
President Donald Trump moved quickly on Monday to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization, a move thatContinue Reading
Unknown flu-like disease kills at least 79 people in DR Congo
2024-12-05
A mysterious disease with flu-like symptoms has killed dozens of people in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to healthContinue Reading
WHO issues warning over monkeypox outbreak
2024-08-15
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox (mpox) outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. According toContinue Reading
Measles immunization : UNICEF to support Health Ministry accelerate programme
2024-01-05
UNICEF, together with WHO, will support the Ministry of Health in implementing a supplementary measles immunization activity (SIA) in SriContinue Reading
WHO issues alert on new Covid variant JN.1
2023-12-20
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a “variant of interest”. Taking to ‘X’, WHOContinue Reading
WHO announces development of a guideline for trans & gender-diverse people
2023-12-19
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) Departments of Gender, Rights and Equity – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (GRE-DEI), Global HIV, HepatitisContinue Reading
WHO seeks more info from China over Mysterious Pneumonia Outbreak
2023-11-23
The World Health Organization (WHO) has made an official request to China for detailed information on an increase in respiratoryContinue Reading
WHOeyes : Take an online eye test now
2023-10-12
The World Health Organization (WHO) Office in Sri Lanka says the WHO has introduced an online platform for the publicContinue Reading
Compensation to be sought from countries taking Sri Lankan doctors
2023-08-04
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has proposed that the matter of Sri Lankan doctors being recruited by foreign nations be raised atContinue Reading
WHO issues new guideline on non-sugar sweeteners
2023-06-13
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a new guideline advising against the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) to controlContinue Reading
WHO lauds Sri Lanka’s legislation on trans-fat
2023-05-24
The World Health Organization today commended Sri Lanka for enacting legislation on trans-fat to protect health and prevent premature deathsContinue Reading
Daily salt intake : Message from WHO
2023-05-01
The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning on health risks due to the intake of salt. WHO hasContinue Reading