News releases

Working together to ensure a future with Health For All

The foundation of a prosperous nation is the health of its people

WHO convenes partners to enhance community engagement in support of the COVID-19 response and routine health services.

The annual health-care cost of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer in Malaysia exceeds RM 9.65 billion

Asia-Pacific journalists share road safety stories

MOH and WHO partner to celebrate World Health Day 2022

Safe celebrations during the holy month of Ramadan

Singapore medicines regulator world’s first to achieve highest maturity level in WHO classification

WHO and The Lancet spotlight social prescribing in new Western Pacific series

Western Pacific Region achieves milestone: 19 countries complete comprehensive health information system assessments

Strengthening health workforce capacity to tackle NCDs in the Pacific: WHO and the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare sign a donor agreement on UHC Day

WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific partners with Transform Health to strengthen health data governance

Getting ready for the next pandemic: Western Pacific countries and areas carry out a key regional simulation exercise

Western Pacific countries endorse a regional coordination mechanism to enhance future emergency responses

From gaps to action: learning from country experiences to build a resilient, trained, and connected emergency workforce

Western Pacific countries catalyze political commitment into regional operational readiness