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News from WHO Western Pacific

17 September 2020

Asia Pacific health and finance ministers stress importance of universal health coverage in COVID-19 era and beyond

Western Pacific Region ministers to tackle COVID-19 in solidarity

Urgent need for investment in nursing

12 December 2019

WHO hosts dialogue on climate change and health

11 October 2019

Region’s leaders discuss need to protect health in relation to climate change and the environment

10 October 2019

Region’s health leaders pledge to tackle antimicrobial resistance and strengthen tobacco control

Regional action to protect children from harmful impact of food marketing and promote healthy ageing

Health ministers endorse WHO five-year plan to make the Western Pacific the healthiest, safest region

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Follow-up message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response

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