News releases

Time to declare war on the tobacco epidemic

The WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control: A decade of saving lives

WHO China: China, World Bank and WHO Collaborate to Support ‘Deep Water’ Phase of Health Reforms

All that glitters is not gold – it could be deadly

Young people join with WHO to fight tobacco use in China!

WHO: China needs a national tobacco control law

Tobacco control in China poised to take quantum leap forward

HIV, syphilis and men who have sex with men: a landmark study in China sheds new light and paves the way for greater understanding of a key population

International Day to Eliminate Violence against Women & Girls

Promoting HIV testing among men who have sex with men in China, the ‘crowdsourcing’ way

WHO-recommended newborn care cuts life-threatening infections by two thirds

Singapore wipes out measles; Australia, Brunei Darussalam and Macao SAR (China) eliminate rubella

Regional Conference towards the Implementation of INSPIRE: Seven Strategies for Ending Violence against Children

Governments commit to improve rehab services and recognize Region’s progress on other health issues

Regional health leaders pledge to eliminate neglected diseases, improve hospitals, strengthen laws and use e-health

Dr Takeshi Kasai nominated as next WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific

Malaysia eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis

Three more countries eliminate lymphatic filariasis

Nomination of Regional Director and action on priority health topics agenda of top regional meeting this week in Manila

WHO working closely with Republic of Korea on response to MERS case