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20 October 2026
Development, management and support of care workers
Strong primary health care-oriented systems depend on an integrated health and care workforce capable of delivering continuous, people-centred services...
30 November 2023
Building an effective infection prevention and control system in Japan: a historical review
This report provides a historical review of how Japan established its infection prevention and control (IPC) system, including what helped and...
30 August 2023
Report of the Regional Director : the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2022 - 30 June...
Covering the period from July 2022 to June 2023, this Report highlights how WHO in the Western Pacific Region has worked to turn the hard lessons of the...
18 October 2022
Report of the Regional Director : the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2021 - 30 June...
This report, covering the period from July 2021 to June 2022, highlights how WHO continued supporting countries and areas in the Western Pacific Region...
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