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Lao PDR’s Emergency Medical Team conducting exercises ahead of future deployments.
Lao PDR’s Emergency Medical Team conducting exercises ahead of future deployments.
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The Western Pacific Region is home to almost 2.2 billion people across 38 countries and areas.
WHO is working with governments and partners across the Western Pacific to make this the healthiest and safest Region.
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Report of the Regional Director
1 July 2024 - 30 June 2025
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A mother with her child after vaccination at Yalobi Nursing Station, Waya island in Fiji.
A mother with her child after vaccination at Yalobi Nursing Station, Waya island in Fiji.
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Publications
All →The Summary of recommendations for quality of care in cataract surgery management, developed by the World Health Organization (WHO), provides practical,...
8 February 2026
Report of the eighteenth annual meeting of the Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases:...
The Global Alliance against Chronic Respiratory Diseases (GARD) is a voluntary network convened by WHO to reduce the global burden of chronic respiratory...
6 February 2026
Global update on implementation of preventive chemotherapy against neglected tropical diseases in 2024
Preventive chemotherapy (PC) is defined as the largescale distribution of safe, quality-assured medicines, either alone or in combination, at regular...
6 February 2026
Strengthening medicine procurement and supply chain management for neglected tropical diseases in 2025:...
In 2025, global efforts to control and eliminate neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) through large-scale medicine donation and procurement entered a...
