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10 June 2026

WHO urges targeted action to strengthen emergency workforce capacities for shared health risks across the Asia-Pacific region

29 May 2026

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World No Tobacco Day 2026: Honouring Western Pacific champions protecting future generations from tobacco and nicotine addiction

19 May 2026

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WHO Western Pacific and The Borrow Foundation strengthen partnership to address the burden of oral diseases in the Region

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14 June 2026

Multiple sources, joint analysis: pooling public health data for stronger public health intelligence across the Western Pacific

11 June 2026

Future-proofing the Asia-Pacific region: risk mapping exercise yields insights on preparing for future health crises

5 June 2026

Bringing Clear Vision Closer to Communities: How China Is Advancing WHO’s SPECS 2030 Vision

3 June 2026

Beyond Weight Management: WHO and China Advance System-Based Approaches to Obesity Prevention and Care

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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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Webinar with title sugar intake - oral diseases nexus: Leveraging food environments for better population nutrition and health. 26 May 2026, 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM PHL Time (GMT 8)

27 May 2026

The sugar intake – oral diseases nexus: Leveraging food environments for better population nutrition and health

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15 May 2026

Cambodia launches DHIS2 as its national Health Management Information System

12 May 2026

Empowered nurses save lives in Samoa

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Alcohol marketing: Evidence, emerging challenges and policy responses – with lessons from tobacco and breastmilk substitute marketing restrictions

11 June 2026 10:00 – 11:30 SGT

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The sugar intake – oral diseases nexus: Leveraging food environments for better population nutrition and health

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Empowered nurses save lives in Samoa

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