WHO urges targeted action to strengthen emergency workforce capacities for shared health risks across the Asia-Pacific region
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries in Asia and the Pacific to strengthen emergency health workforce capacities to better manage growing and interconnected risk ...
Right test, right time, right action saves lives: WHO's clinical diagnostic stewardship manual strengthens AMR response
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when infection-causing organisms no longer respond to medicines, posing a major global health threat and undermining modern medical care. It c ...
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 ...
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Future-proofing the Asia-Pacific region: risk mapping exercise yields insights on preparing for future health crises
Bringing Clear Vision Closer to Communities: How China Is Advancing WHO’s SPECS 2030 Vision
Beyond Weight Management: WHO and China Advance System-Based Approaches to Obesity Prevention and Care
World Blood Donor Day 2026
Clinical Diagnostic Stewardship – An integral component of the national AMR response
Alcohol marketing: Evidence, emerging challenges and policy responses – with lessons from tobacco and breastmilk substitute marketing restrictions
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WHO consultation builds momentum for coordinated action on pharmaceutical decarbonization
Safe blood supply improves as voluntary donations exceed 85%, but many people still lack access
A new blueprint offers definitive solutions to end one of childbirth's deadliest complications
Twenty-one countries launch coordinated Andes virus research initiative following hantavirus outbreak