News releases

WHO appoints Martin Taylor as new Representative to China

China’s vaccine regulator reaches new WHO rank to ensure safety, quality & effectiveness

WHO and the Chinese National Health Commission call for immediate action on World No Tobacco Day and urge all to “commit to quit”

500 Brushstrokes Depicting A Smoke-Free Future

China Population Welfare Fund to channel donations from Chinese companies, charities, and individuals towards COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO

COVID-19: Q&A with Dr Galea

World Health Day 2020: Year of the Nurse and Midwife

China national experts share COVID-19 experiences with international community

Mission summary: WHO Field Visit to Wuhan, China 20-21 January 2020

WHO Statement regarding cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China

Addressing megatrends of population ageing and NCDs: WHO launches new partnership with Japan’s Kanagawa Prefecture

Rubella elimination verified in Japan, and measles and rubella elimination verified in Pacific island countries and areas

The WHO in the Western Pacific launches an improved Excess Mortality Calculator to strengthen surveillance

Up to 5% of climate emissions come from healthcare. A new coalition of Asia-Pacific countries, backed by WHO, plans to change that

Global Health Learning Centre 2025 Fellows celebrate graduation at WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

GHLC 2025 kicks off with a dynamic start: Module A successfully completed

WHO in the Western Pacific calls for urgent action to save mothers and newborns

WHO in the Western Pacific urges decisive action to end TB

WHO calls for investment in health-care infection and prevention control

Drowning deaths decline in the Western Pacific, but urgent action is still needed