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28 September 2026

IMICAMS: Strengthening Health Information and Knowledge Sharing in the Western Pacific Region

16 September 2026

Fighting antimicrobial resistance through better patient care – ordering the right test from the right patient to determine the right treatment

10 September 2026

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Closing health workforce gaps for emergency response: the Western Pacific steps up

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17 September 2026

Cook Islands promotes safe care for noncommunicable diseases

13 September 2026

From Tropical Cyclone Maila to the next cyclone: Solomon Islands turns lessons into emergency readiness

11 September 2026

Brunei Darussalam charts a national course for One Health with the Quadripartite

10 September 2026

Scanning the horizon together: how the Western Pacific collectively strengthens public health intelligence and early warning systems

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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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15 September 2026

World Patient Safety Day Message from WHO Regional Director Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala

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World Patient Safety Day 2026

17 September 2026

From adoption to compliance: Strengthening implementation of NCD prevention policies through lessons from smoke-free laws

24 September 2026 10:00 – 11:30 SGT

Accelerating CRVS progress in the Western Pacific

29 September 2026

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