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29 April 2026

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Australia becomes the 30th country to eliminate trachoma as a public health problem

24 April 2026

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For every generation, vaccines work – but progress must be protected in the Western Pacific

7 April 2026

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Invest in One Health to prevent pandemics, safeguard populations, strengthen health collaboration: WHO’s call on World Health Day

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30 April 2026

One collective breath: building an interconnected health emergency leadership corps to enhance pandemic preparedness

30 April 2026

Countries showcase global health emergency response and coordination capacities through a WHO-led multi-country simulation

28 April 2026

Keeping Samoa protected through routine immunization for every generation

28 April 2026

Malaysia first to pilot WHO toolkit on climate-resilient health facilities

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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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1 May 2026

Honouring home: a Marshallese voice for climate justice

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27 April 2026

Routine immunization in Samoa

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20 April 2026

Eliminating schistosomiasis in Cambodia and Lao PDR

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