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Report of the Regional Director : the work of WHO in the Western Pacific Region, 1 July 2021 - 30 June...
This report, covering the period from July 2021 to June 2022, highlights how WHO continued supporting countries and areas in the Western Pacific Region...
Responding to outbreaks of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in health-care facilities: guidance for...
Responding to Outbreaks of Antimicrobial-resistant Pathogens in Health-care Facilities: Guidance for the Western Pacific Region is developed following...
Storytelling handbook
Storytelling is both a science and an art. Stories are in our nature. Our brains are wired for them. For at least 40 000 years – dating...
Outcome of the Fourteenth Pacific Health Ministers Meeting, virtual meeting hosted by Tuvalu, 22-24 March...
The Fourteenth Pacific Health Ministers Meeting was hosted by Tuvalu on 22–24 March 2022 with support from the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Global reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health policy survey: report for the Western...
The Global Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Policy Survey Report for the Western Pacific Region 2020 was developed by the WHO...
Third biennial progress report: 2018-2020 (Action Plan for Health Newborn Infants in the Western Pacific...
The Third Biennial Meeting on Accelerating Progress in early essential newborn care (EENC): Synergies with Hospital Quality and Patient Safety...
Regional framework on nurturing resilient and healthy future generations in the Western Pacific
The Regional Framework on Nurturing Resilient and Healthy Future Generations in the Western Pacific recognised that investing in health and schools offers...
The Early Essential Newborn Care Pocket Guide was developed by the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific for introducing and scaling-up Early Essential...
Stocktaking to advance implementation of For the Future: Towards the Healthiest and Safest Region
This information document summarizes the stocktaking exercises conducted to articulate the progress of For the Future, our vision in the Western Pacific...
Regional strategic framework for vaccine-preventable diseases and immunization in the Western Pacific...
The WHO’s Regional Committee for the Western Pacific endorsed the Regional Strategic Framework for Vaccine-Preventable Diseases (VPDs)...
Traditional and Complementary Medicine is widely practised and relied upon by a significant proportion of the population in many countries and areas in...
A toolkit on how to implement social prescribing
Social prescribing is a means of connecting patients to a range of non-clinical services in the community to improve their health and well-being. It builds...
The Global School-based Student Health Survey (GSHS) is designed to help countries measure and assess behavioural risk factors among students...
The regional TB Framework to End TB 2021-2030 was endorsed by the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western Pacific in 2021. The framework...
Antimicrobial consumption in the WHO Western Pacific Region: early implementation of the Western Pacific...
The overuse and misuse of antimicrobials contribute to the emergence of antimicrobial resistance. WHO established the Western Pacific Regional Antimicrobial...
The health-related Sustainable Development Goals: progress report of the Western Pacific Region, 2020
The new regional vision paper “For the Future: Towards the Healthiest and Safest Region” raised four thematic priorities for strategically...
Communication for Health in the WHO Western Pacific Region
Communication for Health (C4H) is a priority for the implementation of For the Future – our shared vision for WHO’s work with Member...
It takes a village: a television and radio series on maternal and newborn health: pilot episode measurement,...
Papua New Guinea has one of highest maternal mortality rates in the world. To reverse trends, the World Health Organization (WHO) worked with...
The Regional Status Report on Drowning in the Western Pacific presents findings from the first assessment of drowning prevention in the Region. The report...
Action framework for safe and affordable surgery in the Western Pacific Region (2021-2030)
The Action Framework for Safe and Affordable Surgery in the Western Pacific Region (2021-2030) was adopted by Member States at the seventy-first...
This document summarizes current evidence on TB outbreaks in schools and contextualizes the information within the Western Pacific Region. Case studies...
Progress on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases in the Western Pacific Region: country...
Progress on Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the Western Pacific Region: Country Capacity Survey 2019 provides an update of Member...
Framework for accelerating action to fight antimicrobial resistance in the Western Pacific Region
This Framework for Accelerating Action to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance in the Western Pacific Region” was endorsed by the Member States in 2019...
Enhancing acceptance and demand for vaccination in the Western Pacific Region : a guide for programme...
Vaccine hesitancy was one of the top 10 global health threats cited by the World Health Organization (WHO) for 2019. There is a risk of underutilization...
Celebrating women's voices in the Western Pacific Region : leadership, diversity and health
Celebrating Women's Voices in the Western Pacific Region highlights women leading change in health and development across the Region. The report demonstrates...
Regional action plan on healthy ageing in the Western Pacific
The Regional Action Plan on Healthy Ageing for the Western Pacific was endorsed by the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western Pacific...
This report presents all available historical data for all countries and areas of the Western Pacific Region for last 35 years from 1983 to 2018, together...
As populations across the Western Pacific Region continue to age, the number of people living with dementia, as well as the overall burden associated with...
Western Pacific Regional guide for the immunization programme and vaccine-preventable disease surveillance...
The COVID-19 pandemic is posing an unprecedented challenge to health systems globally, with serious implications for immunization services. Routine immunizations,...
Disability-inclusive health services toolkit : a resource for health facilities in the Western Pacific...
The United Nation Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities upholds the rights of people with disabilities to access health services. The Disability-...
Monitoring progress towards the vision of healthy islands in the Pacific : second progress report 2019
At the first Pacific Health Ministers Meeting (PHMM) in 1995, ministers declared their vision of Healthy Islands. Findings from the 20-year review...
People living in the Western Pacific Region have a wide range of health experiences that tend to be patterned according to demographic, social, economic...
This document, Vital Roles of Nurses and Midwives in the Western Pacific Region, showcases some of the key contributions of nurses and midwives towards...
This Assistive Technology (AT) Procurement Study explores the current challenges with and strategies to strengthening the procurement of appropriate...
Regional action framework on improving hospital planning and management in the Western Pacific
Hospitals are essential part of service delivery and core to advancing universal health coverage and achieving the health targets in the sustainable development...
WHO Western Pacific regional action plan for the response to large-scale community outbreaks of COVID-19
This Regional Action Plan has been developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office and country offices of the Western Pacific...
Regional action plan for tobacco control in the Western Pacific (2020-2030) : working towards a healthy,...
Tobacco kills more than 3 million people a year in the Western Pacific Region. Tobacco's toll on the health of the population in the Region translates...
Regional action framework on protecting children from the harmful impact of food marketing in the Western...
Rapid economic growth, urbanization and globalization have changed the food system in the Region, making inexpensive processed foods more available and...
Better laws for better health : Western Pacific regional action agenda on strengthening legal frameworks...
Legal frameworks - instruments of law and the institutions responsible for putting them into effect - are essential to advance universal health coverage...
For the future : towards the healthiest and safest Region
The document sets out thematic priorities for WHO work in the Western Pacific Region for the next five years, as well as a series of ideas for collectively...
Primary health care in the Western Pacific Region : looking back and future directions
The Western Pacific Region of the World Health Organization is highly diverse as it is composed of countries with advanced economies, transition economies,...