Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak
Coronavirus disease pandemic
COVID-19 in the Pacific Islands
COVID-19 Situation Reports for the Western Pacific Region
Call for applications: WHO Healthy Islands Recognition 2023
The WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific is now inviting governments, local authorities (city councils, provinces, districts and villages), communities, organizations (inclu ...
Kiribati’s climate resilience set to get a boost with support from WHO and KOICA
The Government of Kiribati’s efforts to strengthen the national health system’s resilience to the impacts of climate change are receiving a boost thanks to a partnership between th ...
Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services inaugurates new oxygen plant with support from WHO and EU
A new oxygen plant has been launched today at the National Referral Hospital (NRH) by the Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services with support from the World Health ...
Pacific nations continue to strengthen laboratory capacities to save lives
Working together towards climate resilience in Fiji
Nauru leads the way to cleaner and greener medical waste management across the Pacific
Outstanding contributions to tobacco control in the Western Pacific recognized with World No Tobacco Day awards
Our work in New Zealand
Director of Pacific Technical Support / WHO Representative for the South Pacific
Dr Mark Jacobs
Antimicrobial resistance expected to cause 5.2 million deaths in the Western Pacific by 2030
Oral diseases affect more than 800 million people in the Western Pacific
WHO urges governments to stop subsidizing life-threatening tobacco crops
WHO turns 75: People live 30 years longer, but more action needed to ensure health for all and prepare for future threats
Outbreaks and Emergencies in the Western Pacific
