Strengthening the workforce to deliver essential public health functions in the Western Pacific
On 8–10 June 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) brought together health workforce leaders from Papua New Guinea and the Philippines for a Training of Trainers Workshop on st ...
Strengthening health and sanitation statistics capacity across Asia and the Pacific
The Health Information and Digital Health (HID) unit in the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific has successfully supported 19 countries, covering 99% of the Region’s popula ...
Expert consultation to shape the future of R&D ecosystems for public health in the Western Pacific
How can Viet Nam’s strengths in health research translate into stronger health systems and safer, more accessible medicines? That question guided a WHO-led workshop, co-hosted with ...
Uneven progress, significant gaps: New immunization estimates must accelerate urgent action in the Western Pacific
New WHO and UNICEF estimates show that immunization coverage in the Western Pacific Region has stabilized since the COVID-19 pandemic, but too many children are still missing essen ...
What do young Cambodian mental health professionals think about the future of mental health care?
Saving Limbs, Changing Lives: Scaling up Health Worker Skills to Fight Diabetic Foot Disease in Solomon Islands
Empowering the next generation of outbreak responders in the Western Pacific
Donors making a difference: Community-centred action for climate change adaptation
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WHO-DG HERA workshop on pooled procurement mechanisms for regional entities
Africa CDC and WHO call for urgent, community-led action to contain Ebola in the DRC
WHO and Tsinghua University launch collaboration to strengthen global health emergency preparedness
WHO launches global research priorities on climate, health and migration