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COVID-19 vaccines available for all healthcare workers in the Western Pacific Region

Nearly two thirds of global drowning deaths occur in Asia Pacific

Hong Kong SAR (China) eliminates rubella

20 January 2021

UN agencies warn economic impact of COVID-19 and worsening inequalities will fuel malnutrition for billions in Asia and the Pacific

18 December 2020

WHO and EU join together to support COVID-19 response and systems strengthening in Asia

17 December 2020

From containment to suppression: WHO and Lancet COVID-19 Commission highlight lessons from the Western Pacific Region

Region’s health ministers endorse action to promote access to vaccines, safe surgery and healthy ageing

Region’s leaders gather virtually to tackle COVID-19 and other health issues, chart WHO’s work in the Western Pacific

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Tunisia validated by WHO as having eliminated trachoma as a public health problem

Departmental update

Turning commitments into care: Africa accelerates action on traditional medicine

Global health gains face threat of reversal

Departmental update

New WHO health inequality country profiles to track progress on achieving health equity