News releases

Ministry of Health, WHO and EU partner to boost access to medicinal oxygen in Vanuatu

Let’s build on 75 years of health progress in the Pacific to achieve a healthier future: Tonga Ministry of Health, SPC, WHO

WHO provides water, sanitation and hygiene supplies to healthcare facilities in Fiji

Kiribati establishes national emergency medical team KIRIMAT to strengthen response to disasters and outbreaks

Marshall Islands Medical Assistance Team (MI-MAT) trains to rapidly respond during emergencies

Tonga launches new laboratory to test for COVID-19 and other diseases

Fiji, the UN and partners deploy medical personnel and supplies in solidarity with Tuvalu’s COVID-19 response effort

Tuvalu responds to the country’s first community transmission of COVID-19

Marshall Islands partners with WHO to increase resilience to climate change and pandemics

Fiji offers expanded support to those who want to quit tobacco

Candidates announced for election of next WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific

Antimicrobial resistance expected to cause 5.2 million deaths in the Western Pacific by 2030

Oral diseases affect more than 800 million people in the Western Pacific

WHO urges governments to stop subsidizing life-threatening tobacco crops

WHO turns 75: People live 30 years longer, but more action needed to ensure health for all and prepare for future threats

Health experts from across the Western Pacific gather in Siem Reap to strengthen collaboration with WHO on regional priorities

Les Ministres de la santé d’Asie-pacifique s’engagent à répondre aux besoins des laissés-pour-compte, à lutter contre le cancer du col de l’utérus et à promouvoir la santé mentale

Asia-Pacific health ministers work to reach the unreached, combat cervical cancer and promote mental health

Les responsables de la santé prennent des mesures visant à prévenir et à maîtriser les maladies non transmissibles et à transformer les soins de santé primaires en Asie-Pacifique

Health leaders take steps to prevent and control noncommunicable diseases and transform primary health care in Asia-Pacific