WHO strengthens support to COVID-19 contact tracing efforts to break chains of transmission in the Philippines
WHO supports the COVID-19 response through delivery of life-saving Oxygen Concentrators to areas with increasing transmission
European Union provides €2.3 million to protect Filipinos from COVID-19
Philippines welcomes the arrival of COVID-19 vaccines via COVAX facility
DOH, LGUs and partners to conduct Phase II of month-long nationwide measles-rubella and oral polio vaccine campaign starting February 1
Inter-agency Committee on Antimicrobial Resistance and national partners kick off the World Antimicrobial Awareness Week (WAAW) to encourage best practices to avoid drug-resistant infections
WHO Philippines donates COVID-19 data processing and encoding equipment to the Department of Health’s Bureau of Quarantine
The World Health Organization supported by the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO) expand COVID-19 Laboratory Testing in the Philippines
WHO Philippines donates COVID-19 data processing and encoding equipment to the Department of Health Epidemiology Bureau
DOH receives WHO donations of PPES and medical devices
Dr Takeshi Kasai appointed WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific
New WHO Asia-Pacific centre for environment and health to open in Seoul
WHO-recommended newborn care cuts life-threatening infections by two thirds
Singapore wipes out measles; Australia, Brunei Darussalam and Macao SAR (China) eliminate rubella
Regional Conference towards the Implementation of INSPIRE: Seven Strategies for Ending Violence against Children
Governments commit to improve rehab services and recognize Region’s progress on other health issues
Regional health leaders pledge to eliminate neglected diseases, improve hospitals, strengthen laws and use e-health
Dr Takeshi Kasai nominated as next WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific
Malaysia eliminates mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
Three more countries eliminate lymphatic filariasis
