WHO vows to support Member States to combat the growing threat of vector-borne diseases in the Region; advocates for healthy environment
L’OMS s’engage à aider les États Membres à contrer la menace croissante des maladies à transmission vectorielle dans la Région et plaide en faveur d’un environnement sain
Responding to gender-based violence is essential to achieving sustainable development in the Western Pacific Region
Cambodia, Cook Islands, Niue and Vanuatu eliminate lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem
Sixty-seventh session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific opens in Manila
Asia-Pacific countries call for stronger action on environment and health
Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages could reduce childhood overweight and obesity in the Western Pacific Region
Hong Kong SAR (China) achieves measles-free status
Member States call for stronger tobacco control measures to end tobacco industry interference
WHO marks World Breastfeeding Week, calls for the right of all women to breastfeed anytime, anywhere
Most countries make progress towards universal health coverage, but major challenges remain, WHO–World Bank report finds
Countries to reconvene sooner to accelerate progress on WHO Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing system negotiations
New tools saved a million lives from malaria last year but progress under threat as drug resistance rises
WHO launches new, unified plan for countries to manage coronaviruses: COVID-19 and beyond
WHO issues global guideline on the use of GLP-1 medicines in treating obesity
Lenacapavir approved in Zambia and Zimbabwe in record time through WHO Collaborative Registration Procedure
New prevention tools and investment in services essential in the fight against AIDS
WHO and African health ministries set global benchmark for preventing sexual exploitation in joint health operations
WHO Disability Health Equity Network inaugurated with 154 global members
Measles deaths down 88% since 2000, but cases surge
