Health Security
China-WHO country cooperation strategy 2022–2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) country cooperation strategy (CCS) is a strategic framework to guide the Organization’s work in and with...
Building sustainable primary health care in the Lao People's Democratic Republic through community engagement...
Despite recent progress, inequities remain for health outcomes in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, especially in terms of maternal and child...
Health and economic impacts of antimicrobial resistance in the Western Pacific Region, 2020–2030
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is projected to cause substantial morbidity and mortality in the World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific Region...
Field guide for preparedness and response to diphtheria outbreaks in the Western Pacific Region
Due to high routine vaccination coverage, overall counts of diphtheria case have significantly declined in the Western Pacific Region recently. However,...
Framework for national surveillance and control plans for Aedes vectors in the Pacific
Populations in Pacific island countries and areas (PICs) remain vulnerable to outbreaks of diseases carried by Aedes mosquitoes for which there...
Five keys for safer traditional food markets: risk mitigation in traditional food markets in the Asia-Pacific...
Traditional food markets play important economic, cultural, and social role and are sources of livelihood for millions of people in urban and rural areas....
Operational guide: use of referral laboratories for the analysis of foodborne hazards in the Pacific
The Operational guide: use of referral laboratories for the analysis of foodborne hazards in the Pacific aims to strengthen the food analysis capacity...
Pacific tobacco industry interference index: a tool for monitoring the types and extent of tobacco industry...
Information regarding the implementation of the recommendations of the Article 5.3 Guidelines across the Pacific island countries is limited and has...
Monitoring financial protection and utilization of health services in Mongolia: 2009-2018
"Monitoring financial protection and utilization of health services in Mongolia 2009-2018" is based on national representative household socioeconomic...
Responding to outbreaks of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in health-care facilities: guidance for...
Responding to Outbreaks of Antimicrobial-resistant Pathogens in Health-care Facilities: Guidance for the Western Pacific Region is developed following...
The Western Pacific Regional Road Map for COVID-19 Vaccination Response 2021-2022 aims: (1) to summarize the vaccination response and progress...
Guidelines for the surveillance of congenital rubella syndrome in the Western Pacific Region
Congenital rubella syndrome (CRS), a constellation of birth defects, can result from rubella cases among susceptible pregnant women. To achieve...
Infection prevention and control during transfer and transport of patients with suspected or confirmed...
Patients with suspected coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can infect others at any time, including during transfer and transport. Ensuring the proper...
Antimicrobial consumption in the WHO Western Pacific Region: early implementation of the Western Pacific...
The overuse and misuse of antimicrobials contribute to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. WHO established the Western Pacific Regional Antimicrobial...
Considerations for COVID-19 surveillance for vulnerable populations
Population groups living in vulnerable situations, or vulnerable populations, may be at increased risk of contracting COVID-19 as a result of the structural...
The Regional Status Report on Drowning in the Western Pacific presents findings from the first assessment of drowning prevention in the Region. The report...
Considerations for strengthening legal frameworks for digital contact tracing and quarantine tools for...
There has been rapid development and uptake of digital contact tracing and quarantine (DCTQ) tools as part of the response to coronavirus disease...
This document summarizes current evidence on TB outbreaks in schools and contextualizes the information within the Western Pacific Region. Case studies...
Progress on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the Western Pacific Region: country...
Progress on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Western Pacific Region: Country Capacity Survey 2019 provides an update of Member...
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...
Implementing telemedicine services during COVID-19 : guiding principles and considerations for a stepwise...
Telemedicine is a key strategy to maintain and complement health service that’s been disrupted in the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the design and...
Disability-inclusive health services toolkit : a resource for health facilities in the Western Pacific...
The United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities upholds the rights of people with disabilities to access health services. The Disability-...
Disaster evacuation shelters in the context of COVID-19
The Western Pacific is the world’s most disaster-prone region. When a disaster occurs, people may need to seek accommodation in a disaster evacuation...
Monitoring progress towards the vision of healthy islands in the Pacific : second progress report 2019
At the first Pacific Health Ministers Meeting (PHMM) in 1995, ministers declared their vision of Healthy Islands. Findings from the 20-year review...
This document, Vital Roles of Nurses and Midwives in the Western Pacific Region, showcases some of the key contributions of nurses and midwives towards...
This Assistive Technology (AT) Procurement Study explores the current challenges with and strategies to strengthening the procurement of appropriate...
Health Innovation
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed inequities and service delivery gaps in national and global health systems. These weaknesses...
Data management competency framework
The effective use of data in the management and delivery of public health services has long been understood as critical. The Data Management Competency...
Five keys for safer traditional food markets: risk mitigation in traditional food markets in the Asia-Pacific...
Traditional food markets play important economic, cultural, and social role and are sources of livelihood for millions of people in urban and rural areas....
Outcome of the Fourteenth Pacific Health Ministers Meeting, virtual meeting hosted by Tuvalu, 22-24 March...
The Fourteenth Pacific Health Ministers Meeting was hosted by Tuvalu on 22–24 March 2022 with support from the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Stocktaking to advance implementation of For the Future: Towards the Healthiest and Safest Region
This information document summarizes the stocktaking exercises conducted to articulate the progress of For the Future, our vision in the Western Pacific...
The use of digital technology as part of the response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) highlights its potential to accelerate the achievement...
Progress on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the Western Pacific Region: country...
Progress on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Western Pacific Region: Country Capacity Survey 2019 provides an update of Member...
Communications for Health
WHO disability-inclusive health services training package: a companion to the Disability-inclusive health...
The WHO Disability-Inclusive Health Services Training Package is a companion to the “WHO Disability-Inclusive Health Services Toolkit: A resource...
Hypothesis-driven approach for problem-solving in the context of global public health
The hypothesis-driven approach is a problem-solving method that is necessary at WHO because the environment around us is changing rapidly. WHO needs a...
Storytelling handbook
Storytelling is both a science and an art. Stories are in our nature. Our brains are wired for them. For at least 40 000 years – dating...
A toolkit on how to implement social prescribing
Social prescribing is a means of connecting patients to a range of non-clinical services in the community to improve their health and well-being. It builds...
The Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) is designed to help countries measure and assess behavioural risk factors among students...
Annual report 2021: WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region...
The WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region (ACE), located in Seoul, Republic of Korea, has published...
Communication for Health in the WHO Western Pacific Region
Communication for Health (C4H) is a priority for the implementation of For the Future – our shared vision for WHO’s work with Member...
It takes a village: a television and radio series on maternal and newborn health: pilot episode measurement,...
Papua New Guinea has one of highest maternal mortality rates in the world. To reverse trends, the World Health Organization (WHO) worked with...
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...
Celebrating women's voices in the Western Pacific Region : leadership, diversity and health
Celebrating Women's Voices in the Western Pacific Region highlights women leading change in health and development across the Region. The report demonstrates...
Health Workforce
Addressing trust through digitally enabled community engagement approaches in HIV/AIDS
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic caused severe disruptions in HIV/AIDS programming and service delivery, negatively impacting Cambodia’s...
The refugee and asylum-seeking populations in Malaysia face several psychosocial stressors, including the inability to secure safe and stable employment,...
During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, public health measures in Malaysia to control the spread of the virus – such as lockdowns,...
Global reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health policy survey: report for the Western...
The Global Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Policy Survey Report for the Western Pacific Region 2020 was developed by the WHO...
Third biennial progress report: 2018-2020 (Action Plan for Health Newborn Infants in the Western Pacific...
The Third Biennial Meeting on Accelerating Progress in early essential newborn care (EENC): Synergies with Hospital Quality and Patient Safety...
The Early Essential Newborn Care Pocket Guide was developed by the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific for introducing and scaling-up Early Essential...
The health-related Sustainable Development Goals: progress report of the Western Pacific Region, 2020
The new regional vision paper “For the Future: Towards the Healthiest and Safest Region” raised four thematic priorities for strategically...
WP Regional Action Plans and Frameworks
The Regional Framework for Reaching the Unreached in the Western Pacific (2022–2030) aims to support Member States in transforming their health...
Regional Framework on the Future of Primary Health Care (PHC) was adopted by Member States at the seventy-third session of the Regional Committee for the...
Regional action framework for noncommunicable disease prevention and control in the Western Pacific
The Regional Action Framework for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention and Control provides a unified vision of objectives and recommended actions to combat...
Good mental health is integral to the well-being of everyone. Promoting and protecting mental health is also critical to a well-functioning society. The...
Strategic framework for the comprehensive prevention and control of cervical cancer in the Western Pacific...
The Western Pacific Region accounts for one-fourth of the global cervical cancer burden, and approximately 90% of that burden is in lower-middle-income...
Regional framework on nurturing resilient and healthy future generations in the Western Pacific
The Regional Framework on Nurturing Resilient and Healthy Future Generations in the Western Pacific recognised that investing in health and schools offers...
Regional strategic framework for vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization in the Western Pacific...
The WHO’s Regional Committee for the Western Pacific endorsed the Regional Strategic Framework for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPDs)...
Traditional and Complementary Medicine is widely practised and relied upon by a significant proportion of the population in many countries and areas in...
The Western Pacific Regional Framework to End TB (2021–2030) was developed at the request of and in consultation with the Member States in the...
The regional TB Framework to End TB 2021-2030 was endorsed by the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in 2021. The framework...
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...
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...