According to WHO, the region recorded 94 per cent coverage with the third dose of the routine diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP3) vaccine in 2025, the highest globally

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih wished PM Narendra Modi on his 76th birthday. Sri Lankan Buddhist clergy also offered blessings, highlighting India’s international ties