Union Health Secretary holds bilateral meeting with Global Fund on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly at Geneva
Shri Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary held a bilateral meeting with the Global Fund on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly of WHO in Geneva, today. The Union Health Secretary acknowledged and appreciated the Global Fund’s continued support towards the elimination of three diseases in India, namely, TB, HIV/AIDS and Malaria. He highlighted […]
FDA grants Priority Review to Roche’s inavolisib for advanced hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer with a PIK3CA mutation
Priority Review recognises the best-in-class potential of the inavolisib-based regimen for patients in urgent need of new treatment options. Additional analyses of INAVO120 will be presented in an oral abstract session at the 2024 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting. The target action date for the FDA decision is 27 November, 2024. Basel, 29 […]
WHO Member States agree way forward to conclude Pandemic Agreement
Geneva, 28 May 2024 -- The World Health Assembly (WHA) today recognized the progress made over the past two years by Member States to develop a pandemic agreement and strengthen the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005). Governments meeting in Geneva for the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly are in talks to advance these two efforts, which […]
WHO Member States agree way forward to conclude Pandemic Agreement
Geneva, 28 May 2024 -- The World Health Assembly (WHA) today recognized the progress made over the past two years by Member States to develop a pandemic agreement and strengthen the International Health Regulations (IHR, 2005). Governments meeting in Geneva for the Seventy-seventh World Health Assembly are in talks to advance these two efforts, which […]
Health Secretary addresses Committee A of World Health Assembly
Shri Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary addressed the Committee A of the World Health Assembly (WHA), in Geneva today. WHA comprises of sessions in three main committees, which are Plenary, Committee A and Committee B. Committee A will be chaired by India and facilitate discussion on various programmatic topics covering Universal Health Coverage, Public Health […]
Launch of the Group of Friends of the WHO Academy on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly
Geneva, 27 May 2024 - The Group of Friends of the WHO Academy was launched today on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly. The event was co-hosted by founding members: France, Indonesia, Japan, Qatar and Rwanda, represented by their minister or vice minister of health. With 30 Member States in attendance, Dr Tedros […]
WHO announces winners of the 5th Health for All Film Festival
Seven winning short films, four special mentions from the Jury Geneva---The World Health Organization has announced the official selection of this year’s winning films of its 5th Health for All Film Festival. The awards were announced today at a special event launching WHO’s Investment Round on the eve of the Seventy-Seventh World Health Assembly in […]
Union Health Secretary addresses High-Level Meeting on “Advancing Health and Well-Being of Billions in WHO South-East Asia Region”
Shri Apurva Chandra, Union Health Secretary chaired a high-level meeting on “Advancing Health and Well-Being of Billions in WHO South-East Asia Region”, a side-event to the 77th World Health Assembly co-hosted by WHO Regional Office for Southeast Asia (SEARO) and Government of India, in Geneva today. The purpose of the meeting was to strategize concerted […]
Launch of the Group of Friends of the WHO Academy on the sidelines of the World Health Assembly
Geneva, 27 May 2024 - The Group of Friends of the WHO Academy was launched today on the sidelines of the 77th World Health Assembly. The event was co-hosted by founding members: France, Indonesia, Japan, Qatar and Rwanda, represented by their minister or vice minister of health. With 30 Member States in attendance, Dr Tedros […]
WHO announces winners of the 5th Health for All Film Festival
Seven winning short films, four special mentions from the Jury Geneva---The World Health Organization has announced the official selection of this year’s winning films of its 5th Health for All Film Festival. The awards were announced today at a special event launching WHO’s Investment Round on the eve of the Seventy-Seventh World Health Assembly in […]
