Marshall Islands Medical Assistance Team (MI-MAT) trains to rapidly respond during emergencies
Tonga launches new laboratory to test for COVID-19 and other diseases
Fiji, the UN and partners deploy medical personnel and supplies in solidarity with Tuvalu’s COVID-19 response effort
Tuvalu responds to the country’s first community transmission of COVID-19
Marshall Islands partners with WHO to increase resilience to climate change and pandemics
Fiji offers expanded support to those who want to quit tobacco
Solomon Islands boosts efforts to prevent and treat cervical cancer
Vanuatu leads the way for Pacific elimination of trachoma – the world’s biggest infectious cause of blindness
Palau establishes national emergency medical team (EMT)
15 tonnes of lifesaving COVID-19 supplies arrive in Samoa
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
Les Ministres de la santé d’Asie-pacifique s’engagent à répondre aux besoins des laissés-pour-compte, à lutter contre le cancer du col de l’utérus et à promouvoir la santé mentale
