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New Zealand and WHO join forces to combat tobacco use and heart disease in the Pacific

China’s youth tobacco survey highlights the need to protect youth from tobacco harms

WHO calls for national actions on hepatitis

Safe blood and blood products are crucial for saving mothers’ lives in most critical moments during childbirth and pregnancy

WHO calls on governments to raise tobacco taxes

WHO and UNICEF work to save 50 000 newborn babies each year in the Western Pacific Region

WHO’s report on antibiotic resistance reveals serious, worldwide threat to public health

Western Pacific Region reviews implementation of WHO FCTC

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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