Strengthening health workforce capacity in the Pacific

Strengthening health workforce capacity in the Pacific

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WHO Western Pacific and the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare signed a donor agreement to support an online health workforce capacity-building programme through the Pacific Open Learning Health Net (POLHN).
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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.

 

More about the Western Pacific Region

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.
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Global market landscape of vaccine manufacturing and procurement
16 December 2025

Global market landscape of vaccine manufacturing and procurement

This landscape analysis aims to present a current picture of the global vaccine ecosystem from the purchaser (country) and supplier (manufacturer) perspectives...

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Refugee and migrant health system review: challenges and opportunities for long-term health system strengthening in Lithuania
15 December 2025

Refugee and migrant health system review: challenges and opportunities for long-term health system strengthening...

Lithuania has experienced a substantial increase in the number of refugees and migrants, particularly following the 2021 Belarus border situation and the...

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Human genomics technologies in clinical trials: the research landscape
14 December 2025

Human genomics technologies in clinical trials: the research landscape

Genomic technologies are becoming increasingly central to clinical practice, with the potential to transform the way diseases are diagnosed, treated and...

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Establishing quality specifications for medicines, vaccines and in vitro diagnostics: week of quality 2024 training kit
12 December 2025

Establishing quality specifications for medicines, vaccines and in vitro diagnostics: week of quality...

The Local Production and Assistance (LPA) Unit in the Innovation and Emerging Technologies Department (IET), Access to Medicines and Health Products Division...

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