11 Western Pacific countries join WHO to launch regional road map and community of practice on air pollution and health
Eleven countries across the Asia-Pacific region have partnered with the World Health Organization (WHO) to launch two new initiatives aimed at tackling the health impacts of air po ...
Countries shaping the next chapter of immunization in the Western Pacific
The Western Pacific Region has made strong progress in immunization, including staying polio-free for 25 years, eliminating measles and rubella in many countries, and expanding HPV ...
Joint statement: United to End AIDS
In this joint statement, Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Region, and Eamonn Murphy, UNAIDS Regional Director for Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe ...
WHO urges targeted action to strengthen emergency workforce capacities for shared health risks across the Asia-Pacific region
The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging countries in Asia and the Pacific to strengthen emergency health workforce capacities to better manage growing and interconnected risk ...
What do young Cambodian mental health professionals think about the future of mental health care?
Vanuatu HeartCare app brings first-of-its-kind mobile health screening to the Pacific
Asia–Pacific partners work together to support nationally led health emergency response
Child restraint systems: one family buckles in ahead of Viet Nam’s new law
Oral health and AMR: New guidelines on minimally invasive care and appropriate antibiotic use for oral health
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WHO Director-General meets HIV community leaders to reaffirm commitment to community leadership and meaningful engagement
Medical Product Alert N°3/2026: Falsified DARZALEX (daratumumab)
WHO launches first global database on the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections
Exemplary road safety progress in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
