News releases

WHO launches smoke-free celebrity campaign targeting youth, emphasis on “coolness” and self-empowerment

WHO commends Shenzhen’s move to create 100% smoke-free environment

Bridging the divide between health and the web can improve lives for people worldwide

9th Global conference on health promotion: Only through improved health for people can the new Sustainable Development agenda succeed

The relevance and importance of promoting health in national SDG responses

9th Global conference on health promotion: Global leaders agree to promote health in order to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

Launching World Antibiotics Awareness Week 2016 in China

WHO commends Shanghai’s move to strengthen smoke-free law; urges strict enforcement as way forward

WHO, Government of China to hold 9th Global conference on health promotion in Shanghai in November

All train stations and airports in Shanghai to go 100% smoke-free

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

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

Philippines and the Pacific strengthen health workforce for health security

WHO calls for action to fight growing HIV epidemic