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21 October 2026

Western Pacific countries show strong interest in working together on access to essential medicines

19 October 2026

Renewed priorities, new frontiers: An ambitious, urgent agenda at the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific

Countries race to provide oral health care for all in 100-Day Sprint across Asia

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17 October 2026

Protecting lives through stronger alcohol control in the Western Pacific

13 October 2026

Twenty years of frontline detectives: how a fellowship grew into a regional health emergency corps

13 October 2026

Malaysia moves climate and health commitments towards action through ATACH

13 October 2026

KukiMAT: Ready to respond when every minute counts

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9 February 2026

What do young Cambodian mental health professionals think about the future of mental health care?

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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28 September 2026

Measles is making a comeback. Will we end it for good?

How ‘One World, One Health’ can move beyond a slogan to become a shared reality

No health without oral health: This is a regional priority

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20 October 2026

Address by and Report of the Regional Director at the seventy-seventh session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific

15 September 2026

Regional address at the 16th Pacific Society for Reproductive Health Biennial Conference

14 September 2026

Remarks for the signing of the memorandum of understanding between WHO and SPC

Spotlights

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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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18 October 2026

Artificial intelligence

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18 October 2026

Immunization

18 October 2026

Tobacco control

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World AMR Awareness Week 2026

18 – 24 November 2026

TrACSS 2026 in the Western Pacific: Translating Regional Findings into Practical AMR Priorities

18 November 2026 10:00 – 11:30 SGT