Immunization gaps threaten gains on measles
WHO Western Pacific Region achieves milestone for reducing childhood hepatitis
New WHO Regional Director meets Pacific leaders, communities, highlights climate change, noncommunicable diseases, emergencies as priorities
Dr Takeshi Kasai appointed WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific
New WHO Asia-Pacific centre for environment and health to open in Seoul
WHO-recommended newborn care cuts life-threatening infections by two thirds
Singapore wipes out measles; Australia, Brunei Darussalam and Macao SAR (China) eliminate rubella
Regional Conference towards the Implementation of INSPIRE: Seven Strategies for Ending Violence against Children
Governments commit to improve rehab services and recognize Region’s progress on other health issues
Regional health leaders pledge to eliminate neglected diseases, improve hospitals, strengthen laws and use e-health
WHO and the European Union launch collaboration to advance digitized health systems in sub-Saharan Africa
Medical Product Alert N°5/2025: Substandard (contaminated) oral liquid medicines
WHO upgrades its public health intelligence system to boost global health security
Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B
WHO warns of widespread resistance to common antibiotics worldwide
Learner spotlight: Emmanuel’s mental health mission in the Philippines
WHO announces the development of new recommendations on HTLV-1
WHO releases new guidelines on tuberculosis and undernutrition
WHO launches the Global Clinical Trials Forum
WHO tobacco trends report: 1 in 5 adults still addicted to tobacco
