Countries race to provide oral health care for all in 100-Day Sprint across Asia
Twenty countries and areas from the WHO Western Pacific and South-East Asia regions pledged to strengthen essential oral health services through a 100-Day Sprint initiative discuss ...
Asia-Pacific countries sharpen plans to fight antimicrobial resistance, but most remain unfunded
An article published today in the British Medical Journal Public Health shows Asia-Pacific countries developing better national action plans to fight antimicrobial resistance. Howe ...
WHO joins Pre-COP31 to advance climate action that delivers for people’s health
The World Health Organization (WHO) is participating in the Pacific Pre-COP31 in Fiji from 5–8 October to help elevate health as a key priority in climate action ahead of COP31 in ...
WHO and partners showcase first Pandemic Fund multi-country project in the Western Pacific
What do young Cambodian mental health professionals think about the future of mental health care?
Mental health support grows beyond facility walls in Samoa
Why is hypertension so hard to get under control?
Building resilience: commitment to communities on the front lines of climate change
Health taxes: Overcoming technical and political challenges, including illicit trade concerns, and lessons from country experience
World AMR Awareness Week 2026
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New global roadmap launched to tackle hypertension in pregnancy, a leading cause of maternal and newborn deaths
WHO issues first global guidelines on child and adolescent obesity
Advancing inclusive pandemic prevention, preparedness and response for migrants, refugees and displaced populations
WHO reinforces oral disease surveillance with an updated NCD STEPS module
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