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World Health Organization Western Pacific Region Official account of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Western Pacific Region, home to 2.3 billion people in and the .

The World Health Organization Western Pacific Region continues to work with governments and partners to improve the health and well-being of nearly 1.9 billion men, women & children. There are 37 Member States and areas in the Western Pacific Region:

American Samoa
Australia
Brunei Darussalam
Cambodia
China
Cook Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Hong Kong, China
Japan
Kiribati
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Macao, China
Malaysia
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Federated States of
Mongolia
Nauru
New Caledonia
New Zealand
Niue
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Republic of Korea
Samoa
Singapore
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Viet Nam
Wallis and Futuna

What’s on the agenda for this year? Health leaders from across the Western Pacific come together for WHO’s Regional Co...
16/10/2026

What’s on the agenda for this year?

Health leaders from across the Western Pacific come together for WHO’s Regional Committee in Manila from 19–22 October to focus on some of the most pressing priorities in the Region.

Swipe to see the four major health issues on the table.

Manila is the place to be this time of the year! From 19-22 October, Western Pacific health leaders will gather at the ...
15/10/2026

Manila is the place to be this time of the year!

From 19-22 October, Western Pacific health leaders will gather at the WHO homebase in the Region.

The 77th session of the Regional Committee for the Western Pacific is looking to the future as well as returning to core public health pillars.

This year's main agenda items are:

-Artificial intelligence (AI)
-Immunization
-Hypertension control
-To***co control

Learn more via the link in comments.

Over the past 20 years, 200+ public health experts from 19 countries and areas have built their surveillance and risk as...
15/10/2026

Over the past 20 years, 200+ public health experts from 19 countries and areas have built their surveillance and risk assessment skills through WHO’s Field Epidemiology Fellowship Programme — then carried them home to strengthen their national health systems.

Read the story: https://www.who.int/westernpacific/newsroom/feature-stories/item/twenty-years-of-frontline-detectives--how-a-fellowship-grew-into-a-regional-health-emergency-corps

🗓️ Join us today, 15 Oct, from 10-11am Manila time, as we celebrate this milestone and shape a regional policy brief on health emergency workforce readiness: https://who.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CYMKl17jQ2SY5S48Pg2gFw

More than 700 million people in the world live on islands – big and small. Island communities are uniquely and dispropor...
14/10/2026

More than 700 million people in the world live on islands – big and small.

Island communities are uniquely and disproportionately affected by the diminishing number of health workers.

Whether these islands are part of an archipelago like the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, or part of smaller island groups in the Western Pacific and globally, we must proactively design responsive workforce strengthening for island health systems.

Department of Health (Philippines) | Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines l Silliman University | Seameo Tropmed Network | UP College of Medicine | UPCD UP Manila College of Dentistry | Philippine Society of Public Health Physicians | Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center | TVUP | Dr. Jose N. Rodriguez Memorial Hospital and Sanitarium

13/10/2026

We often think of vaccination as something that starts and ends in childhood. But vaccines can help protect us through every stage of life.

In this episode of , WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Dr Saia Ma’u Piukala explains why life-course immunization matters. Vaccines can protect from childhood and adolescence through adulthood and older age.

Across the Western Pacific, expanding immunization across the life-course is an opportunity to invest in health, helping prevent serious illness and supporting longer, healthier lives.

13/10/2026

Health taxes on to***co, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages are among the most effective interventions for reducing consumption of unhealthy products while generating government revenue.

The seventy-seventh session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific will feature health taxes as a virtual side event leading up to the Regional Committee Meeting.

The side event is aligned with WHO's global 3 by 35 Initiative, which calls on countries to increase the real prices of to***co, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages by at least 50% through health taxes by 2035. The initiative aims to reduce the burden of noncommunicable diseases while generating additional domestic resources that can support health and development priorities.

This online session will focus on practical country experiences in health tax modelling and revenue allocation, while also addressing a recurring concern raised in policy discussions: illicit trade.

Through case studies from the Western Pacific Region, the session will explore key lessons, common challenges and considerations for countries seeking to advance health tax policies without allowing illicit trade concerns to weaken the public health rationale for reform.

12/10/2026

When emergencies happen, every minute counts.

The Cook Islands Medical Assistance Team (KukiMAT) is building its capacity to rapidly respond and provide medical care during emergencies, when communities need it most. Watch Dr Deacon Teapa from Te Marae Ora Ministry of Health Cook Islands as he shares the team's journey, WHO's ongoing support, and their vision to one day assist other Pacific island countries.

Teach them young! In Vanuatu, School Health Week brought health promotion and services closer to students. Students move...
12/10/2026

Teach them young!

In Vanuatu, School Health Week brought health promotion and services closer to students.

Students moved through a series of health stations, offering a range of services.

This included having their eyes, ears, teeth, nutritional status and mental wellbeing checked.

Receiving services such as deworming, eligible immunizations and treatment for certain conditions.

Learning about nutrition, oral health, malaria, violence prevention, hygiene and other ways to protect their health.

And not least, engaging in physical activity!

The week was built entirely around local needs.

Communities helped shape and organize the response, while health and education authorities worked alongside schools, local leaders, families and partners, drawing on people, services and relationships already in place.

Read the full story at the link in comments.

Photos © WHO / G. Meheut

Recovery is never a solo journey."As someone who has experienced those dark periods of chaining and everything, it was a...
12/10/2026

Recovery is never a solo journey.

"As someone who has experienced those dark periods of chaining and everything, it was a deeply degrading situation that hurt me. But I chose to use this to find the meaning of my life. I also learned that I couldn't go on the journey myself – there is a lot of support from mentors, family and the community."
-Anto, Indonesia

Mentors, family and community make recovery possible. systems should be built around that support.

Read Anto’s story at the link in bio.

For people facing life-threatening illnesses, palliative care provides practical help, physical care, medicines, and spi...
11/10/2026

For people facing life-threatening illnesses, palliative care provides practical help, physical care, medicines, and spiritual & emotional support.

requires services to focus on compassion as a glue that binds humans together.

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