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

At COP29, WHO calls for climate-health actions and funding for Asia Pacific

Regional health leaders agree to improve financing to achieve universal health coverage, prioritize digital health

Ten additional countries in the Western Pacific Region pledge to invest in WHO

WHO welcomes health ministers to Manila to consider a new vision and actions to improve health in the Region

Viet Nam eliminates trachoma as a public health problem

Despite health gains, urgent action needed to meet health-related Sustainable Development Goals in the Western Pacific Region

A starting point, not an endpoint: WHO's new clinical trials guidance set the foundation for public health research

WHO recognizes healthy, innovative cities across Asia

Parliamentarians call for strengthening health workforce in the Asia Pacific

WHO calls on Pacific leaders to make health and climate a high priority at regional leaders’ meeting