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News releases

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News from Brunei Darussalam, Singapore and Malaysia

News from WHO Western Pacific

26 February 2018

Working together to protect health after Cyclone Gita

13 December 2017

More action needed to achieve universal health coverage in Asia and the Pacific by global deadline

8 December 2017

Amid concern over drug resistance, Mekong countries call for accelerated action to eliminate malaria before 2030

10 November 2017

Stop overuse and misuse of antibiotics: combat resistance

12 October 2017

World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros appoints Cook Islands’ Elizabeth Iro as WHO’s Chief Nursing Officer

12 October 2017

Countries pledge to fund priority public health services; make medicines, the health workforce and food safer

10 October 2017

Regional health leaders target elimination of: measles and rubella; HIV, hepatitis B and syphilis in babies

Health leaders gather in Australia for World Health Organization’s top regional decision-making body

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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