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Invest in One Health to prevent pandemics, safeguard populations, strengthen health collaboration: WHO’s call on World Health Day

WHO calls for stronger political commitment, more innovation and decentralized care to end TB

24 January 2026

WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States

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WHO Director-General's maiden visit to Malaysia

Turning momentum into action: Reducing pain and cost from oral diseases across the Western Pacific

Cambodia’s path toward universal health coverage: Strengthening strategic purchasing through capacity building

Across classrooms and communities, schools in Vanuatu are promoting health and preventing violence

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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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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

From advocacy to action: accelerating the fight against AMR in Asia–Pacific

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16 February 2026

Keynote speech at the Pacific Academy of Sciences Inaugural Congress

11 November 2025

Opening speech at the thirty-first meeting of the Regional Commission for the Certification of Poliomyelitis Eradication in the Western Pacific

20 October 2025

Address at the seventy-sixth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific

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Ten ways health has improved over the past 75 years in the Region

Spotlight | May 2023

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Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala on oral health questions answered

Oral health questions answered by WHO Regional Director Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala

Screenshot of oral health webinar 2026 WPRO

World Oral Health Day 2026 webinar

An overview shot of the Mekong River

5 February 2026

Eliminating schistosomiasis in the Lao People's Democratic Republic

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World Health Day 2026