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Evacuating to safer shelter in the time of COVID-19

2 December 2020

Sharing COVID-19 experiences: The Republic of Korea response

1 December 2020

Countries in the Western Pacific review and share lessons from responses to COVID-19

29 October 2020

Investing in mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic

20 October 2020

WHO: COVID-19 must not derail tobacco cessation efforts

16 September 2020

How countries in Asia and the Pacific are working towards universal health coverage and combating COVID-19

3 September 2020

Protecting older people against COVID-19

7 August 2020

Skin-to-skin contact helps newborns breastfeed

15 July 2020

New Zealand takes early and hard action to tackle COVID-19

22 May 2020

Celebrating tobacco control champions in the Western Pacific Region

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Staying safe during season of religious and cultural events, amid the COVID-19 outbreak

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Addressing the needs of ageing populations

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WHO Regional Director commits to reducing mother and newborn deaths and supports polio outbreak response in Papua New Guinea

22 February 2019

WHO strengthens collaboration for infection prevention and control in the Region

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Eight emerging diseases and emergencies WHO responded to in the Western Pacific Region in 2018

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Exercise Crystal: Ten years of strengthening communication between countries and WHO during emergencies

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Eliminating malaria with better monitoring in the Philippines

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MERS shows vulnerability is universal

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