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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).
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.
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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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15 January 2026
Supporting policymakers to overcome opposition to regulatory policies for improving population diets
Improving population diets through regulatory measures—such as restrictions on unhealthy food marketing, front-of-pack labeling, and fiscal policies—has...
14 January 2026
01st edition, Epidemiological Bulletin WHO Health Emergencies Programme WHO Regional Office for South-East...
This epidemiological bulletin aims to provide the situation of key infectious diseases in the WHO South-East Asia region to inform risk assessments and...
13 January 2026
Global report on the use of sugar-sweetened beverage taxes, 2025
This report provides a global assessment of taxes applied to sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs). It describes and qualitatively compares their design and...
13 January 2026
Global report on the use of alcohol taxes, 2025
This report provides an assessment of taxes applied to alcoholic beverages at the global level. It qualitatively compares their design and provides estimates...
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