WHO South-East Asia: Action to Save Lives and Promote Health

Communicable Diseases

Surveillance, outbreak alert and response to communicable diseases

Prevention and control of priority communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

Eradication of diseases such as Polio, Leprosy, Kala-azar and Yaws

Strengthening of national capacities for emergency preparedness and quick response to emergencies

Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health

Prevention and control of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes

Strengthening of community mental health services and increasing awareness against substance abuse

Integrating all public health interventions for both communicable and non-communicable diseases

Build capacity to formulate and enforce tobacco control measures and the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC)

Family and Community Health

Introduce and support institutional implementation of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy and expand its coverage. Promote adolescent health through multisectoral coordination to improve access and provide adolescent-friendly health services

Improve nutritional status and develop human resources to manage malnutrition

Develop and implement national strategies to ensure universal skilled care at birth

Prevent unsafe abortion. Support activities related to Family Planning, Reproductive Tract Infection and Sexually Transmitted Infections

Ensure vaccination coverage, strengthen polio surveillance, ensure vaccine quality and promote research for more effective outbreak response

Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments

Control water quality surveillance, introduce water safety plans and improve sanitation coverage through advocacy and sharing best practices

Develop policies and plans for improving workers’ health

Increase awareness on the health impacts of global climate change and prepare the health sector to respond to the changes

Promote health and human rights

Health Systems Development

Strengthen public health policies and practices

Improve the Health Information System (HISW) through a regional strategy

Ensure the rational use of medicine; implement the concept of essential medicines

Develop human resources (categories and skills) for health care delivery and management

Build capacity for knowledge management, improving access to and sharing of information and evidence across the region

For details information, please see following websites of departments in the Regional office and country offices

Regional Office

Communicable Diseases

Family Health and Research

Health System Development

Sustainable Development & Healthy Environments

Country office