Flagships

Flagships

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The Region has been making rapid, inclusive and sustained gains around the flagship programmes that Dr Khetrapal Singh identified along with Member States, at the start of her first term in 2014.

The regional flagship programmes are in sync with the Sustainable Development Goals for Health, and WHO’s global targets for a billion more people benefitting from universal health coverage, a billion more enjoying better health and well-being, and a billion more better protected from health emergencies.

Maternal and Child Health

Accelerate reduction of maternal, neonatal and under five mortality.

Measles and Rubella

Eliminate Measles and Rubella by 2023.


Universal Health Coverage

Continue progressing towards Universal Health Coverage with focus on human resources for health and essential medicines.

Neglected Tropical Diseases

Finish the task of eliminating NTDs and other diseases on the verge of elimination.

Noncommunicable Diseases

Prevent and control noncommunicable diseases through multisectoral policies and plans, with focus on “best buys”.

Antimicrobial Resistance

Further strengthen national capacity building for preventing and combating Antimicrobial Resistance.

Health Emergencies

Scale-up capacity development in emergency risk management in countries.

Ending Tuberculosis

Accelerate efforts to End TB by 2030.

Publications

A more responsive WHO in the South-East Asia Region: Our journey together. Our Journey ahead

Sustain. Accelerate. Innovate: Health for billions

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