World No Tobacco Day 2026: Honouring Western Pacific champions protecting future generations from tobacco and nicotine addiction
Tobacco and nicotine products in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region are increasingly designed and marketed to appeal to young people, driving rising use of ...
WHO Western Pacific and The Borrow Foundation strengthen partnership to address the burden of oral diseases in the Region
The World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific and The Borrow Foundation have signed a new agreement to strengthen oral health support in the Region. Signed at the World Healt ...
WHO launches the “Climate and Health Co-benefits Challenge” showcasing climate interventions saving lives
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched the Climate and Health Co-benefits Challenge, an open call for governments, researchers and organizations to submit real-world exam ...
Australia becomes the 30th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem
The World Health Organization (WHO) has validated Australia for eliminating trachoma as a public health problem, marking a major achievement for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island ...
What do young Cambodian mental health professionals think about the future of mental health care?
Helping Filipinos make healthier food choices through front-of-pack labelling
Sustaining gains in vaccine-preventable diseases: WHO supports review of Mongolia’s national immunization programme
Enabling last-mile health service delivery during an emergency
World No Tobacco Day 2026
Building the health workforce for primary health care: Part 2: Do we have the workforce to deliver on PHC?
World Food Safety Day 2026 – Asia and Pacific Edition: From burden to solutions – safe food everywhere
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WHO Global Code of Practice on the International Recruitment of Health Personnel amended
WHO urges governments to protect young people from addiction to tobacco and nicotine products
Experts convened by WHO advise on candidate treatments and vaccines for Ebola disease caused by Bundibugyo virus
Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo