Communicable Diseases Department
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Mekong malaria elimination: epidemiology summary, volume 25, January–March 2024

The Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) programme is an initiative aimed at supporting Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries – Cambodia, Lao People's...

Fourth Consultation of the Regional Expert Panel for Verification of Hepatitis B Control in the South-East Asia Region, Mumbai, India 16–18 January 2024

Hepatitis B control had gained momentum in the WHO South-East (SE) Asia Region as its public health burden had been recognized even prior to the COVID-19...

Mekong malaria elimination: epidemiology summary, volume 24, October–December 2023

The Mekong Malaria Elimination (MME) programme is an initiative aimed at supporting Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) countries – Cambodia, Lao People's...

Translating global and regional political commitments towards ending TB into action in the South-East Asia region, Bangkok, Thailand, 23–25 April 2024

The South-East (SE) Asia Region has shown enormous political commitment towards ending TB, starting in March 2017, when Ministerial Meeting on Ending TB...

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