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15 July 2026

Media release

Uneven progress, significant gaps: New immunization estimates must accelerate urgent action in the Western Pacific

7 July 2026

Departmental update

Global Health Learning Centre 2026 opens in Manila, welcoming 22 fellows from across the Western Pacific

1 July 2026

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11 Western Pacific countries join WHO to launch regional road map and community of practice on air pollution and health

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23 July 2026

A safe space for students: Sinan’s story

23 July 2026

Indonesia launches KATALIS-HEAT to understand and address the health impacts of extreme heat

20 July 2026

Turning local lessons into national action for cholera control

15 July 2026

Sustaining measles elimination: Vanuatu puts preparedness to the test

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9 February 2026

What do young Cambodian mental health professionals think about the future of mental health care?

13 March 2025

Building a safer food future: Papua New Guinea and WHO unite multisectoral stakeholders to enhance food safety and public health

9 December 2024

The Solomon Islands fortifies food safety procedures in partnership with WHO

2 September 2024

WHO supports Kiribati to employ a One Health approach to advancing food safety

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5 April 2026

How ‘One World, One Health’ can move beyond a slogan to become a shared reality

20 March 2026

No health without oral health: This is a regional priority

9 March 2026

From advocacy to action: accelerating the fight against AMR in Asia–Pacific

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16 February 2026

Keynote speech at the Pacific Academy of Sciences Inaugural Congress

11 November 2025

Opening speech at the thirty-first meeting of the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication in the Western Pacific

4 November 2025

Opening remarks at the Fifth Regional Forum of WHO Collaborating Centres in the Western Pacific

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Together for science, together for health: WHO collaborating centres across the Western Pacific advance health outcomes

Spotlight | 8 April 2026

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22 July 2026

A safe space for students: Sinan’s story

Martha Pogo of the Papua New Guinea National Department of Health talks about immunization.

30 June 2026

What message would you like communities to hear about measles and vaccination?

Dr Quang Kim Phung of WHO Viet Nam talks about immunization.

30 June 2026

What can we do to achieve measles elimination?

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World Drowning Prevention Day 2026

25 July 2026

World Hepatitis Day 2026

28 July 2026

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