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23 October 2025

Western Pacific countries and areas join forces to prevent cross-border health emergencies

22 October 2025

Rising HIV infections put the Western Pacific on alert

21 October 2025

Voices of a generation: a unique Photo Camp collaboration between ministries of health, National Geographic Society and WHO empowers youth to tell stories of climate change and health

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Dementia-stat3 (2)

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23 October 2025

Beyond the cages: protecting poultry and people in Surabaya through One Health surveillance

22 October 2025

Funding the Future We Want

21 October 2025

Strengthening risk assessment and risk communication in Asia

21 October 2025

Initiative WHO SPECS 2030: expanding services for vision loss in the Western Pacific Region

Photo stories

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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

6 February 2024

Village leaders support a stronger health care network in Davao Region

Commentaries

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Building a future-ready society so people can live long and age well

From inequity to action: Eliminating cervical cancer in the Western Pacific

Protect children: Unmask the appeal and get rid of e-cigarettes

Speeches

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20 October 2025

Address at the seventy-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific

20 October 2025

Opening remarks at the launch of the WHO Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health strategy

20 October 2025

Opening remarks at the seventy-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific

Spotlights

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Ten ways health has improved over the past 75 years in the Region

Spotlight | May 2023

Multimedia

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A health worker examines a patient's mouth

14 October 2025

Advancing oral health towards universal health coverage

A traffic inspection site with a sign that says alcohol and drug testing prepare to stop

14 October 2025

Accelerating alcohol control action

A man walking on a roof with solar panels

14 October 2025

Transforming health systems in a changing climate

Events

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