News releases

First confirmed MERS-CoV case in China

WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan, joins #RUFREE Campaign

WHO releases preliminary assessment of China’s tobacco tax increase

New Hepatitis B treatment guidelines released in China

Motorization in China should not come at the expense of children’s lives

World Health Organization & UNICEF: Vaccination “A Child’s Right”

Chinese celebrities join new WHO tobacco control campaign on social media – #RUFREE?

World Health Organization focuses on China’s food safety

China, Africa explore opportunities for collaboration on health care for all

World Health Organization: Tuberculosis in China a Disease of Poverty

Region’s health leaders pledge to tackle antimicrobial resistance and strengthen tobacco control

Regional action to protect children from harmful impact of food marketing and promote healthy ageing

Health ministers endorse WHO five-year plan to make the Western Pacific the healthiest, safest region

Regional health leaders gather to discuss priority issues, agree World Health Organization actions

Kiribati eliminates lymphatic filariasis

Parliamentarians: Climate crisis one of the most critical threats to health in the Asia-Pacific region

Risk of Ebola in the Western Pacific remains low

Dengue increase likely during rainy season: WHO warns

Honours for tobacco control in WHO Western Pacific Region

WHO calls for more investment in primary health care