News and Updates

Sleep-related breathing disorder among adolescents and its association with obesity, sleep pattern and moodhttps://www.ijcmph.com/index.php/ijcmph/article/view/13734
2025-June
Effects of a cafeteria-based sustainable diet intervention on wellbeing at a large German hospital: a quasi-experimental studyhttps://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-025-22533-6
02-06-2025
Flavoured nicotine products driving youth addiction, WHO warnshttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/05/1163871 
30-05-2025
Mali: School committees to protect youth from smokinghttps://www.afro.who.int/countries/mali/news/mali-school-committees-protect-youth-smoking
31-05-2025
Investing in adolescent health and well-being to secure sustainable progresshttps://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00867-0/abstract
31-05-2025
The Department of Digital Health and Innovation participates in the 13th Youth Pre-World Health Assemblyhttps://www.who.int/news/item/27-05-2025-the-department-of-digital-health-and-innovation-participates-in-the-13th-youth-pre-world-health-assembly
27-05-2025
UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable developmenthttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162286 
15-04-2025
8 million teens in world’s wealthiest countries functionally illiterate: UNICEFhttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/ 5/1163271 
14-05-2025
Why we need to measure people’s well-being — lessons from a global surveyhttps://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01254-1 
30-04-2025
UN Youth Forum brings fresh perspectives on sustainable developmenthttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/04/1162286 
15-04-2025
The Beneficial Interaction Between Human Well-Being and Natural Healthy Ecosystems: An Integrative Narrative Approachhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/3/427
14-03-2025
Gen Z-ero tolerance for inequality: How youth are driving change for women’s rights in 2025https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2025/03/gen-z-ero-tolerance-for-inequality-how-youth-are-driving-change-for-womens-rights-in-2025
11-03-2025
Moving beyond tokenism: toward sustainable youth engagement to improve the implementation of public health programs and interventionshttps://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1576788/full
06-03-2025
Exploring Financial Challenges and University Support Systems for Student Financial Well-Being: A Scoping Reviewhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/22/3/356 
27-02-2025
10-year study to shed light on youth vapinghttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/10-year-study-to-shed-light-on-youth-vaping
19-02-2025

Awareness activities for suicide prevention among students and young people in Japan  https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/awareness-activities-for-suicide-prevention-among-students-and-young-people-in-japan 
03-09-2026 
Mental health must anchor public health  https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/mental-health-must-anchor-public-health/article71421047.ece#google_vignette 
01-09-2026 
WHO welcomes IOM into the Global Digital Health Certification Network  https://www.who.int/news/item/26-03-2026-who-welcomes-iom-into-the-global-digital-health-certification-network 
26-03-2026 
WHO updates guidelines on opioid dependence treatment and overdose prevention  https://www.who.int/news/item/02-04-2026-who-updates-guidelines-on-opioid-dependence-treatment-and-overdose-prevention 
02-04-2026 
Nipah virus infection - Bangladesh  https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON594#:~:text=Situation%20at%20a%20glance,disease%20spread%20is%20considered%20low. 
06-04-2026 
Front-line responders protecting women and girls amidst crises in Myanma  https://myanmar.unfpa.org/en/news/front-line-responders-protecting-women-and-girls-amidst-crises-myanmar?page=0 
19-08-2026 
UNESCO helps Ukrainian libraries support learning, well-being and community resilience  https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-helps-ukrainian-libraries-support-learning-well-being-and-community-resilience 
19-08-2026 
Empowering peer educators for digital impact on young people’s health and well-being  https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/empowering-peer-educators-digital-impact-young-peoples-health-and-well-being 
20-08-2026 
Celebrating International Youth Day 2026  https://www.who.int/news/item/17-08-2026-celebrating-international-youth-day-2026 
17-08-2026 
  	 People, animals, plants, ecosystems: making the case for investing in One Health  https://www.who.int/news/item/17-08-2026-celebrating-international-youth-day-2026 
25-08-2026 
WHO-Lions Clubs partner to expand mental health services in Jordan and Nepal  https://www.who.int/news/item/14-08-2026-who-lions-clubs-partner-to-expand-mental-health-services-in-jordan-and-nepal 
14-08-2026 
World No Tobacco Day 2027: Mental well-being – protecting young minds from tobacco and nicotine  https://www.who.int/news/item/14-08-2026-who-lions-clubs-partner-to-expand-mental-health-services-in-jordan-and-nepal 
25-08-2026 
PAHO/WHO supports Colombia as health response enters next phase following earthquake  https://www.paho.org/en/news/20-8-2026-pahowho-supports-colombia-health-response-enters-next-phase-following-earthquake 
20-08-2026 
World Humanitarian Day 2026: honouring fallen humanitarians and calling for greater protection of health care  https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/08/19/default-calendar/world-humanitarian-day-2026--honoring-fallen-humanitarians-and-calling-for-greater-protection-of-health-care 
19-08-2026 
Five years after the Taliban takeover: the normalization of the exclusion of women and girls in Afghanistan  https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/press-release/2026/08/five-years-after-the-taliban-takeover-the-normalization-of-the-exclusion-of-women-and-girls-in-afghanistan 
12-08-2026 
Heatwaves affect mental health in teenagers: Every 1degree rise  in temperature linked to a 1% increase in risk, study finds  https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/health/heatwaves-affect-mental-health-in-teenagers-every-1c-rise-in-temperature-linked-to-a-1-increase-in-risk-study-finds/articleshow/133143369.cms 
11-08-2026 
Beyond Hospitals: Why India’s Mental Health Budget Misses the Bigger Picture  https://madinsouthasia.org/beyond-hospitals-indias-mental-health-budget/ 
02-08-2026 
National Level Study on Students Suicides  https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2297132&reg=48&lang=2 
10-08-2026 
Karnataka directs colleges to report every student suicide, unnatural death to police  https://www.newindianexpress.com/amp/story/states/karnataka/2026/Jul/28/karnataka-directs-colleges-to-report-every-student-suicide-unnatural-death-to-police 
28-07-2026 
16th BRICS Health Ministers' Meeting Concludes Successfully under India's BRICS Chairship 2026  https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2288267&reg=3&lang=1 
23-07-2026 
This July, We Recognize National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month  https://www.bu.edu/ciss/2026/07/13/this-july-we-recognize-national-minority-mental-health-awareness-month/ 
13-07-2026 
Disarmament, demobilization and reintegration and mental health and psychosocial support: operational guidance  https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240121706 
10-07-2026 
WHO champions self-care for HIV, TB, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections and mental health  https://www.who.int/news/item/28-07-2026-who-champions-self-care-for-hiv--tb--hepatitis--sexually-transmitted-infections-and-mental-health 
28-07-2026 
Self-Care Month 2026  https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/06/24/default-calendar/self-care-month-2026 
24-07-2026 
Why is mental health wellness essential for academic excellence?  https://health.choc.org/mental-health-wellness-and-academic-excellence/ 
24-06-2026 
UNESCO launches a new family guide for the digital age  https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-launches-new-family-guide-digital-age 
22-06-2026 
Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Celebrates 12th International Day of Yoga 2026 Across the Country  https://www.pib.gov.in/newsite/pmreleases.aspx?mincode=31&reg=48&lang=2 
21-06-2026 
Self-Care Month 2026  https://www.who.int/news-room/events/detail/2026/06/24/default-calendar/self-care-month-2026 
24-06-2026 
International Day of Yoga 2026  https://www.who.int/southeastasia/news/detail/20-06-2026-international-day-of-yoga-2026 
20-06-2026 
Countries adopt landmark strategy placing health at the heart of economic policy  https://www.who.int/news/item/23-05-2026-seventy-ninth-world-health-assembly---daily-update--23-may-2026 
23-05-2026 