Community Innovation to Support Surveillance and Contact Tracing
UN agencies launch joint programme to support vulnerable women and young people amid COVID-19
World Polio Day: Government and health partners urge children’s vaccination against all preventable diseases
Germany supports the Philippines with first 844,800 COVID-19 vaccine doses via COVAX
PH receives first tranche of additional 10M Pfizer doses from COVAX Facility
Minimizing the impact of the Delta variant in the Philippines
Quezon City Successfully Rolls out Digital Tools For COVID-19 Response
Breastfeeding must continue amidst COVID-19
3M Moderna vaccines from US Government arrive from COVAX Facility
WHO Philippines expresses concern at the low COVID-19 vaccination rate among senior citizens in some LGUs amid rising threat from new variants
Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala nominated to lead WHO Western Pacific Region
The Lao People's Democratic Republic eliminates lymphatic filariasis
Region’s health leaders gather in Manila to nominate new WHO Regional Director for Western Pacific and agree on actions for tackling health challenges
Parliamentarians: Investment in primary health care is critical to health, social and economic development
Candidates announced for election of next WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific
Antimicrobial resistance expected to cause 5.2 million deaths in the Western Pacific by 2030
Oral diseases affect more than 800 million people in the Western Pacific
WHO urges governments to stop subsidizing life-threatening tobacco crops
WHO turns 75: People live 30 years longer, but more action needed to ensure health for all and prepare for future threats
Health experts from across the Western Pacific gather in Siem Reap to strengthen collaboration with WHO on regional priorities