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Asia-Pacific countries call for stronger action on environment and health

22 September 2016

Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages could reduce childhood overweight and obesity in the Western Pacific Region

21 September 2016

Hong Kong SAR (China) achieves measles-free status

16 September 2016

Member States call for stronger tobacco control measures to end tobacco industry interference

WHO marks World Breastfeeding Week, calls for the right of all women to breastfeed anytime, anywhere

WHO appeals for strengthened efforts to eradicate hepatitis in the Western Pacific Region

Global Youth Tobacco Survey underscores urgent need to protect youth from tobacco harms

7 Million Deaths Averted through Hepatitis B Vaccination

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Countries urged to strengthen breastfeeding support and health systems to give every child a healthy start in life

Medical product alert

Statement from the Joint Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Safety of Medicinal Products (ACSoMP) and the Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety (GACVS) on the safe and appropriate use of GLP‑1 receptor agonists

Departmental update

WHO launches first global framework to help regulators advance greener pharmaceuticals

Departmental update

WHO updates treatment guidelines on visceral and post-kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis