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24 January 2026

Statement

WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States

23 January 2026

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WHO and The Lancet spotlight social prescribing in new Western Pacific series

12 January 2026

Departmental update

Western Pacific Region achieves milestone: 19 countries complete comprehensive health information system assessments

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20 March 2026

Turning momentum into action: Reducing pain and cost from oral diseases across the Western Pacific

16 March 2026

Cambodia’s path toward universal health coverage: Strengthening strategic purchasing through capacity building

16 March 2026

Across classrooms and communities, schools in Vanuatu are promoting health and preventing violence

8 March 2026

The only JPO Midwife in WHO? Meet Leo Becker this International Women’s Day

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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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20 March 2026

No health without oral health: This is a regional priority

18 November 2025

The next pandemic is already here: Antimicrobial resistance is upending a century of achievements in global health

1 October 2025

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

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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

20 October 2025

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

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

Spotlight | May 2023

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Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala on oral health questions answered

20 March 2026

Oral health questions answered by WHO Regional Director Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala

5 February 2026

Eliminating schistosomiasis in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

20 January 2026

Social Prescribing in the Western Pacific Region

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Forum on harnessing Artificial Intelligence for health equity

25 – 26 March 2026

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Oral health questions answered by WHO Regional Director Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala

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Social Prescribing in the Western Pacific Region

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