Responding to gender-based violence is essential to achieving sustainable development in the Western Pacific Region

Cambodia, Cook Islands, Niue and Vanuatu eliminate lymphatic filariasis as a public health problem

Sixty-seventh session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific opens in Manila

Asia-Pacific countries call for stronger action on environment and health

Taxing sugar-sweetened beverages could reduce childhood overweight and obesity in the Western Pacific Region

Hong Kong SAR (China) achieves measles-free status

Member States call for stronger tobacco control measures to end tobacco industry interference

WHO marks World Breastfeeding Week, calls for the right of all women to breastfeed anytime, anywhere

WHO appeals for strengthened efforts to eradicate hepatitis in the Western Pacific Region

Global Youth Tobacco Survey underscores urgent need to protect youth from tobacco harms

7 Million Deaths Averted through Hepatitis B Vaccination

Tenofovir reduces mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B: new study

World Blood Donor Day: Connecting everyone through the gift of life

WHO urges the use and promotion of plain packaging to reduce tobacco-related harms

The Western Pacific Region takes part in a global switch to a new polio vaccine: A key step in achieving a polio free world

Leave no one behind: Global meeting in Manila highlights programmes to reduce health disparities

WHO calls for action to protect young people from alcohol-related harm

WHO report highlights health impacts of climate change

Climate change heightens Pacific island countries’ vulnerability, according to a new report by WHO

Ending malaria: A priority in the Western Pacific Region