WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
In its statement, the World Health Organization regrets the United States’ notification of withdrawal from WHO, noting the USA’s long history of contributions to global health achi ...
WHO and The Lancet spotlight social prescribing in new Western Pacific series
The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific and The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific have launched a series on social prescribing, emphasizing community-based approache ...
Western Pacific Region achieves milestone: 19 countries complete comprehensive health information system assessments
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 ...
Strengthening health workforce capacity to tackle NCDs in the Pacific: WHO and the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare sign a donor agreement on UHC Day
The Korea Foundation for International Healthcare (KOFIH) and the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific signed a donor agreement to strengthen Fiji’s health workforce in mana ...
What do young Cambodian mental health professionals think about the future of mental health care?
The only JPO Midwife in WHO? Meet Leo Becker this International Women’s Day
Brunei Darussalam becomes the first WHO Member State to pilot obesity chronic care training
Regional Director’s return to Samoa centres on science and collaboration for health
World Oral Health Day 2026
Quadripartite webinar on Nipah virus infection in the Asia-Pacific Region
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Singapore sets global first by reaching WHO’s highest classification for medical device regulation
WHO recommends near point-of-care tests, tongue swabs, and sputum pooling for TB diagnosis
Communities at the centre: advancing social and economic protection for preparedness and response
WHO tests a strategy game to improve outbreak response speed
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