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Asia-Pacific countries sharpen plans to fight antimicrobial resistance, but most remain unfunded

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

WHO joins Pre-COP31 to advance climate action that delivers for people’s health

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23 September 2026

Quick action after a dog bite: Vietnamese student’s story for World Rabies Day

23 September 2026

Na Is Family: How Responsible Dog Ownership Prevents Rabies in Viet Nam

22 September 2026

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

18 September 2026

Across islands and communities: accelerating action to interrupt transmission and eliminate leprosy disease in the Pacific

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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

Commentaries

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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

Speeches

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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

16 February 2026

Keynote speech at the Pacific Academy of Sciences Inaugural Congress

Spotlights

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LIne drawings of people, a cow, and trees. Text reads together for health. Together for science

Together for science, together for health: WHO collaborating centres across the Western Pacific advance health outcomes

Spotlight | 8 April 2026

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A cover image featuring a man in a suit with the text "Safe care for all, World Patient Safety Day"

15 September 2026

World Patient Safety Day Message from WHO Regional Director Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala

Eric Kalo Quote for School Health Week Vanuatu

Dr Huong Tran Quote for School Health Week Vanuatu

Events

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Regional action for the prevention, preparedness and response to emerging arboviruses

6 October 2026 10:00 – 11:30 SGT

Global Health Architecture reform

8 October 2026 10:00 – 11:30 SGT

Health taxes: Overcoming technical and political challenges, including illicit trade concerns, and lessons from country experience

13 October 2026 10:00 – 11:30 SGT