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News from Brunei Darussalam, Singapore and Malaysia

News from WHO Western Pacific

World Health Organization and Australia forge new strategic partnership

19 September 2017

Cambodia and the Lao People's Democratic Republic wipe out trachoma—leading infectious cause of blindness

18 September 2017

The 68th session of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Regional Committee Meeting for the Western Pacific (RCM68)

Progress on Early Essential Newborn Care in the Western Pacific Region, but millions of newborn infants remain at risk

Congratulations, Tonga! Pacific island state eliminates lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

World No Tobacco Day 2017: Tobacco is a threat to development

DOH, WHO Launch Cooperation Strategies Toward a Healthy Philippines

Slow down to save lives

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Message by the WHO Director-General to the people of Tenerife regarding the hantavirus response

Departmental update

New evidence confirms malaria vaccine saves child lives and will have high impact in wider rollout

WHO’s response to hantavirus cases linked to a cruise ship

Medical product alert

Medical Product Alert N°1/2026: Substandard ACCUPAQUE (Iohexol), OMNIPAQUE (Iohexol) and VISIPAQUE (Iodixanol)