News releases

China eliminates maternal and neonatal tetanus

Regional Director Shin praises China's commitment to health

Statement from Dr Michael O'Leary, WHO Representative in China, for the launch of the Western Area Health Initiative

China Health Minister receives award for tobacco control from Director General of World Health Organization

China: Another milestone achieved towards regaining polio-free status

WHO applauds the Ministry of Health on the "China Report on the Health Hazards of Smoking"

Healthy Ageing in China

World TB Day: Stop TB in Your Lifetime!

WHO supports increasing prices for tobacco in China

Policy Briefing on China's Health Care Reform

WHO vows to support Member States to combat the growing threat of vector-borne diseases in the Region; advocates for healthy environment

L’OMS s’engage à aider les États Membres à contrer la menace croissante des maladies à transmission vectorielle dans la Région et plaide en faveur d’un environnement sain

Cambodia, Cook Islands, Niue and Vanuatu eliminate lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Responding to gender-based violence is essential to achieving sustainable development in the Western Pacific Region

Sixty-seventh session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific opens in Manila

Asia-Pacific countries call for stronger action on environment and health

Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages could reduce childhood overweight and obesity in the Western Pacific Region

Hong Kong SAR (China) achieves measles-free status

Member States call for stronger tobacco control measures to end tobacco industry interference

WHO marks World Breastfeeding Week, calls for the right of all women to breastfeed anytime, anywhere