Division of Health Promotion, Disease Prevention and Control
We support Member States in promoting health, preventing and controlling communicable and noncommunicable diseases, and reducing health risks across the life course through evidence-based policies, health systems strengthening, community empowerment, and multisectoral action.
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6 October 2026
News release

Countries race to provide oral health care for all in 100-Day Sprint across Asia
28 September 2026
News release

WHO recognizes healthy, innovative cities across the Western Pacific Region
22 September 2026
Departmental update

From verification to action: Keeping measles elimination within reach in the Western Pacific
15 July 2026
Media release

Uneven progress, significant gaps: New immunization estimates must accelerate urgent action in the Western Pacific

Feature stories

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10 October 2026

Mental health support grows beyond facility walls in Samoa
8 October 2026

Why is hypertension so hard to get under control?
22 September 2026

Quitting tobacco for good: Three former smokers in Viet Nam share their stories
17 September 2026

Small checks, careful follow-up: how frontline nurses are making NCD care safer in Honiara

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Publications

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Universal social protection inclusive of people with tuberculosis: monitoring and evaluation framework
8 October 2026

Universal social protection inclusive of people with tuberculosis: monitoring and evaluation framework

Universal social protection is essential to ending tuberculosis (TB). People with TB often face substantial health-related expenses, loss of income and...

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Global roadmap for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy from 2026 to 2035 and beyond
7 October 2026

Global roadmap for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy from 2026 to 2035 and beyond

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, particularly pre-eclampsia and eclampsia, are major causes of maternal death and severe morbidity worldwide. They...

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Cover of the guideline on the integrated management of obesity in adolescents
7 October 2026

WHO guidelines on the integrated management of obesity in adolescents

This WHO guideline provides practice- and science-informed global clinical and public health recommendations for the integrated management of obesity in...

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Cover of the guideline on the integrated management of obesity in children
7 October 2026

WHO guidelines on the integrated management of obesity in children

This WHO guideline provides adoptable and adaptable, practice- and science-informed global clinical and public health recommendations on the integrated...

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Multimedia

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27 August 2026

What message would you like every community to hear about vaccination and why?
17 August 2026

Are vaccines only for kids?
17 August 2026

Is measles still a thing?
17 August 2026

What can parents do about vaccination?

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