Session Information
A Hybrid Meeting using a risk-based approach
Guide to safe and successful participation in the seventy-second session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific
Featured publications
Report of the Regional Director : the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2020 - 30 June...
Member States in the World Health Organization Western Pacific Region unanimously adopted For the Future: Towards the Healthiest and Safest Region...
This document summarizes current evidence on TB outbreaks in schools and contextualizes the information within the Western Pacific Region. Case studies...
Enhancing acceptance and demand for vaccination in the Western Pacific Region : a guide for programme...
Vaccine hesitancy was one of the top 10 global health threats cited by the World Health Organization (WHO) for 2019. There is a risk of underutilization...
This report presents all available historical data for all countries and areas of the Western Pacific Region for last 35 years from 1983 to 2018, together...
As populations across the Western Pacific Region continue to age, the number of people living with dementia, as well as the overall burden associated with...
People living in the Western Pacific Region have a wide range of health experiences that tend to be patterned according to demographic, social, economic...
This Assistive Technology (AT) Procurement Study explores the current challenges with and strategies to strengthening the procurement of appropriate...
Agenda items
Traditional Medicines
Medicinal plants in Mongolia
Traditional medicine has always played a major role in Mongolia. Traditional medicine continues to be practiced widely, playing a vital role in the health-care...
Medicinal plants in the Republic of Korea : information on 150 commonly used medicinal plants
For thousands of years, mankind has survived without the knowledge of modern medicine. This can be partly sttributed to the simple yet highly effective...
Medicinal plants in Papua New Guinea : information on 126 commonly used medicinal plants in Papua New...
Traditional medicine, including the knowledge, skills and practices of holistic health care, exists in all cultures. It is based on indigenous theories,...
Medicinal plants in Viet Nam
VIET NAM is a tropical country with different climatic and geographical features in various regions. It has an abundance of diverse natural resources....
Medicinal plants in China : a selection of 150 commonly used species
Herbal medicine is one of the important resources which can be mobilized for the attainment of WHO's goal of health for all by the year 2000. It has contributed...
WHO guidelines for quality assurance of traditional medicine education in the Western Pacific Region
Traditional medicine is now increasing in the Region and many doctors apply techniques used by traditional medicine in their daily practices. Academic education...
School Health
Drinking safe water is the best way for children to stay healthy and quench thirst. Water is the best choice for children to restore the fluids their...
A filariasis-free me : a campaign on the prevention and control of filariasis for health promoting schools
The school is one of the best places where health education and health promotion can take place. Children spend a great deal of time in this setting....
The concept of Healthy Islands was envisioned at the first Pacific Health Ministers Meeting in Yanuca Island, Fiji, in 1995 in response to emerging health...
The World Health Organization Regional Office for the Western Pacific is initiating GHLC Alumni-Connect as a network of past and present GHLC Fellows...
Action for healthier families toolkit : a primer for policy-makers and health-care professionals
The Action for Healthier Families Toolkit (AHF Toolkit) is a health literacy tool designed by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for...
Noncommunicable disease education manual for primary health care professionals and patients
Contents: Part 1 : Prevention and management of hypertension; Module 1 : Diagnosis and management for patients with hypertension; Module 2 : Healthy lifestyles...
A clean and healthy me : a campaign on personal hygiene for health promoting schools
The school is one of the best places where health education and health promotion can take place. Children spend a great deal of time in this setting....
The school is one of the best places where health education and health promotion can take place. Children spend a great deal of time in this setting....
No schistosomiasis for me : a campaign on preventing and controlling worn infections for health promoting...
The school is one of the best places where health education and health promotion can take place. Children spend a great deal of time in this setting....
A tobacco-free and healthy me : a campaign on tobacco control for health promoting schools
The school is one of the best places where health education and health promotion can take place. Children spend a great deal of time in this setting....
A malaria-free me : a campaign on the prevention and control of malaria for health promoting schools
The school is one of the best places where health education and health promotion can take place. Children spend a great deal of time in this setting....
A lively and healthy me : a campaign on preventing and controlling worm infections for health promoting...
The school is one of the best places where health education and health promotion can take place. Children spend a great deal of time in this setting....
A clean environment and a healthy me : a campaign on clean environment for health promoting schools
The school is one of the best places where health education and health promotion can take place. Children spend a great deal of time in this setting....
Teacher's Guide
The school is one of the best places where health education and health promotion can take place. Children spend a great deal of time in this...
A dengue-free me : a campaign on the prevention and control of dengue for health promoting schools
The school is one of the best places where health education and health promotion can take place. Children spend a great deal of time in this setting....
Primary Health Care
People living in the Western Pacific Region have a wide range of health experiences that tend to be patterned according to demographic, social, economic...
Health financing regional profile 2018 : transitioning to integrated financing and service delivery of...
Health Financing Regional Profile 2018: Transitioning to Integrated Financing and Service Delivery of Priority Public Health Services outlines the regional...
Primary health care in the Western Pacific Region : looking back and future directions
The Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organization is highly diverse as it is composed of countries with advanced economies, transition economies,...
A decade of progress towards better health - WHO in the Western Pacific Region 2009-2018
This report presents WHO Western Pacific Region's progress over the period of 2009-2018 towards better health for the more than 1.9 billion people of this...
Overview of Lao health system development 2009-2017
The Overview of the Lao Health System Development 2009-2017 present a snapshot of the existing health system, highlighting the significant progress made...
Noncommunicable disease education manual for primary health care professionals and patients
Contents: Part 1 : Prevention and management of hypertension; Module 1 : Diagnosis and management for patients with hypertension; Module 2 : Healthy lifestyles...
Tuberculosis
Human migration, defined as the “movement of a person or a group of persons, either across an international border, or within a State”, has...
Since the Special Project to Stop TB was established in 1999, much has changed in TB control. The expansion of DOTS (directly observed treatment, short-course),...
In the Western Pacific Region, 1000 people die of tuberculosis (TB) every day; many of them are among the poorest and most vulnerable. TB is a of poverty...
Quality assurance of sputum microscopy in DOTS programmes : Regional guidelines in countries in the Western...
Tuberculosis control by Directly Observed Treatment, Short-course (DOTS) has been introduced in many countries in the Western Pacific Region. DOTS is the...
Tuberculosis (TB) prevalence surveys are most valuable in areas where notification data obtained through routine surveillance are of unproven accuracy...
Tuberculosis and HIV : a framework to address TB/HIV co-infection in the Western Pacific Region
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has a dramatic impact on tuberculosis (TB) control in countries with a high burden of TB/ HIV. At the same time,...
Regional Action Plans and Frameworks of Actions
Action framework for safe and affordable surgery in the Western Pacific Region (2021-2030)
The Action Framework for Safe and Affordable Surgery in the Western Pacific Region (2021-2030) was adopted by Member States at the seventy-first...
Framework for accelerating action to fight antimicrobial resistance in the Western Pacific Region
This Framework for Accelerating Action to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance in the Western Pacific Region” was endorsed by the Member States in 2019...
Regional action plan on healthy ageing in the Western Pacific
The Regional Action Plan on Healthy Ageing for the Western Pacific was endorsed by the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western Pacific...
Western Pacific regional action agenda on regulatory strengthening, convergence and cooperation for medicines...
Strengthening regulatory systems for medicines and the health workforce - both at the national level and across national borders - can be implemented most...
Regional action framework for control and elimination of neglected tropical diseases in the Western Pacific
The Regional Action Framework for Control and Elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases in the Western Pacific was endorsed by the 69th session of the...
Regional action framework on improving hospital planning and management in the Western Pacific
Hospitals are essential part of service delivery and core to advancing universal health coverage and achieving the health targets in the sustainable development...
Regional action plan for tobacco control in the Western Pacific (2020-2030) : working towards a healthy,...
Tobacco kills more than 3 million people a year in the Western Pacific Region. Tobacco's toll on the health of the population in the Region translates...
Better laws for better health : Western Pacific regional action agenda on strengthening legal frameworks...
Legal frameworks - instruments of law and the institutions responsible for putting them into effect - are essential to advance universal health coverage...
Regional action agenda on harnessing e-health for improved health service delivery in the Western Pacific
This action agenda takes stock of developments across the Region and in different groups of countries, and provides a systematic framework for deployment...
Pacific islands action plan on climate change and health
The WHO Special Initiative on Climate Change and Health in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) was launched in November 2017 by WHO in partnership...
Regional framework for action on transitioning to integrated financing of priority public health services...
The Regional Framework for Action on Transitioning to Integrated Financing of Priority Public Health Services in the Western Pacific provides guidance...