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The Regional Committee for the Western Pacific is the World Health Organization’s governing body in the Region.
It is comprised of representatives from the Region’s 38 Member States and areas as well as Associate Members.
The Regional Committee meets every year to formulate policies, provide oversight for regional programmes, and consider, revise and endorse new initiatives. It adopts resolutions and makes decisions that guide the work of the Regional Office and country offices for the coming year.
The seventy-seventh session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific (RC77) will be held from 19 to 22 October 2026 in Manila, Philippines. Follow the livestream coverage on X, Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn and the RC77 web page.