The logo of the World Health Organization is seen at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. (File Photo | AP)
New Delhi: Death between the ages of 30 and 70 years from four major diseases — cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases — is still unacceptably high at 21.6% in the South-East Asia Region, said the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Moreover, the tuberculosis mortality rate in the region increased by 8.6% in 2021 compared to 2015, said Saima Wazed, Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region (SEARO).
“Despite global commitments to…
