World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Communicable Diseases Department

 

Profile and Vision

 

Organogram

 

Emerging diseases: preparedness and response

 

Surveillance and Outbreak Alert

 

International Health Regulations

 

Laboratory support

 

Prevention & control of priority communicable diseases

 

HIV/AIDS    

 

Tuberculosis

 

Malaria

 

Transfusion transmitted infections

 

Elimination and eradication of tropical diseases

 

Leprosy

 

Dengue Fever

 

Lymphatic filariasis & Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis

 

Kala azar

 

Yaws

 

Highlights

Fast tract production of H1N1 vaccine in SEA Region

use of safe vaccines in combating the H1N1 pandemic influenzaThe WHO Regional Director for the SEA Region Dr Samlee Plianbangchang gave a call for production and use of safe vaccines in combating the H1N1 pandemic influenza. WHO has brought together at its Regional Office in New Delhi, vaccine manufacturers from the Region, government regulators and other key health officials, in an effort to facilitate fast track the production of vaccines.

Objectives [PDF 39 KB]

Participants [PDF 33 KB]

Press Release

Recommendations [PDF 19 KB]

Pandemic H1N1 2009

H1N1 Status

*     Regional update

*     Global update

*     Guidance documents

*     SEARO Guidelines

*     Flu messages

*   Epidemiological, clinical and preventive aspects: Latest update

In Spotlight

Regional Strategic Plan for Lymphatic Filariasis Developed

Regional strategy for strengthening pandemic preparedness developed

Epidemiology key to responding to health concerns

SEA Regional Strategic Plan for Lymphatic Filariasis

Regional strategy for strengthening pandemic preparedness developed

Epidemiology key to responding to health concerns

 

 

 

World Rabies Day 2009

Rabies in the south-East Asia Region [PDF 349 KB]

World Malaria day - A Day to Act

World Malaria day 2009

More Info…

World TB Day 2009

More info...

More from SEARO

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Impact of climate change on communicable diseases

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Influenza A(H1N1)

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Communicable diseases in south-east Asia: call for papers

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Kala azar elimination in Region

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World TB Day 2008: Message from the Regional Director

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Health Leadership and response to HIV/AIDS: Opportunities Ahead[PDF 497 KB]

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Malaria in South-East Asia Region: Myth and Reality Editorial [PDF 21 KB]

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Cholera: An old enemy returns[PDF 468 KB]

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World AIDS Day: 1 December 2008

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Eliminating Congenital Syphilis

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Containment of Malaria Multi-Drug Resistance on the Cambodia-Thailand Border[PDF 200 KB]

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Lessons Learnt from an Indonesia’s Influenza Pandemic Epicenter Simulation Exercise

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Partners commit for elimination/eradication of tropical diseases

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Climate change and communicable diseases: the challenge ahead

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Myanmar AIDS Programme reviewed[PDF 3.91 MB]

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SEARO honours repeat blood donorsRD message on WBDD [PDF 79 KB]

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World Malaria Day : Regional Director’s message [PDF 46 KB]

SEA Region Revised Malaria Control Strategy [PDF 652 KB]

 

 

 

More  from SEARO

Publications

Fact Sheets

Press Releases

*   Complete Catalogue of SEARO publications

[PDF 1.01 MB]

*     Chikungunya Fever

*     Dengue Fever

*     Leptospirosis

*     Malaria

*     Nipah Virus

*     New

*     Archive

 

Focusing on Research

*  Research Priorities in Influenza A (H1N1)
[PDF 18 KB]

*  Research priorities in communicable diseases identified

Avian Influenza

*    Assessment of H5N1 Situation

[PPT 2.77 MB]

*     Regional update

*     Global update

 

Communicable Disease Newsletter

Current issue
[PDF 4.90 MB]

Previous issues

Thirty Years of freedom from smallpox...

Thirty Years of freedom from smallpox...

Call for applications for inclusion in WHO expert roster

WHO Internships

[PDF 48 KB]

Yaws elimination in India[PDF 298 KB]

     

*   Global Fund Implementation and Impact of WHO Support in SEA region[PDF 303 KB]

 

Years in Review

*     2007 [PDF 1 MB]

*     2006 [PDF 3.72 MB]

OUTBREAKS

*     Dengue Fever

*     Chikungunya

*     Nipah Virus

Guidelines

Control of Communicable Diseases during Floods and Emergencies

Frequently Asked Questions

WHO Regional Training Courses [MS Word 142 KB]

Contact us

narainj@searo.who.int 

 

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