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20 August 2021

Statement

Statement of the Twenty-Ninth Polio IHR Emergency Committee

20 August 2021

News release

Call for experts to join Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogens

19 August 2021

Joint News Release

Bucharest, Cairo, Córdoba, Dublin, Greater Manchester, and Warsaw Join Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Partnership for Healthy Cities

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6 August 2021

News release

Over half a billion COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in WHO South-East Asia Region as countries scale up vaccination efforts

22 July 2021

News release

Nearly two thirds of global drowning deaths occur in Asia Pacific

20 June 2021

News release

Rigorously implement public health, social measures: WHO

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30 June 2021

Media release

The Government of Japan and the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) hands over 340 000 personal protective equipment items for COVID-19 response in Bangladesh

21 June 2021

Feature story

The right to health is a fundamental human right for all, including refugees

20 June 2021

News release

Rigorously implement public health, social measures: WHO