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        <title>Remarks by Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, For the Launch of the Emergency Response to Artemisinin Resistance in the Greater Mekong Subregion</title>
        <description>Your Imperial and Royal Highness,
Honourable Minister of Health of Cambodia,
Colleagues,
Ladies and gentlemen:</description>
        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 04:40:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Message for WPRO 3rd Annual Immunization Week Speaker: Regional Director Dr Shin Young-soo</title>
        <description>The Western Pacific Region proudly celebrates its third Immunization Week and joins all WHO regions in observing the World Immunization Week 2013.  
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        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 01:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Speech by Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at World Health Summit Regional Meeting</title>
        <description>Honourable panellists,&lt;br/ &gt;
Distinguished participants and guests: </description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <link>http://www.wpro.who.int//regional_director/speeches/2013/speech_20130409/en/index.html</link>
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        <title>Speech by Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, World Health Day 2013</title>
        <description>Your Excellency, President Benigno S. Aquino III of the Philippines;&lt;br/ &gt;
Honourable Cabinet secretaries and officials of the Philippine Government;&lt;br/ &gt;
Distinguished members of the diplomatic corps;&lt;br/ &gt;
Ladies and gentlemen:</description>
        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Speech by Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at the opening of the high-level policy forum on health insurance governance  </title>
        <description>&lt;b&gt;Honourable Health Minister Professor Nguyen Thi Kim Tien;
Colleagues and friends:&lt;/b&gt;

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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 07:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Speech by Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, an the ceremony to commemorate WHO 50 Years in the Lao People's Democratic Republic </title>
        <description>Honourable Health Minister Professor Eksavang  Vongvichit;
Honourable ministers and ambassadors;
Heads of United Nations agencies;
International partners and government officials;
Ladies and gentlemen:
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        <pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 04:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Opening Speech of Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at the Consultation on Tuberculosis and Migration in the Western Pacific Region</title>
        <description>DISTINGUISHED GUESTS,</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title>Opening Remarks of Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at the Workshop on Verification of Measles Elimination</title>
        <description>DISTINGUISHED PARTICIPANTS AND PARTNERS,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:

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        <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <link>http://www.wpro.who.int//regional_director/speeches/2013/epi-20mar2013/en/index.html</link>
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        <title>Opening Remarks by Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at the Consultation on the draft Action Plan for Healthy Newborns in the Western Pacific Region 2014–2018 </title>
        <description>Ladies and gentlemen:
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        <pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 06:38:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <link>http://www.wpro.who.int//regional_director/speeches/2013/rap-18mar2013/en/index.html</link>
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        <title>Opening Remarks of Dr Shin Young-soo WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Internationa Conference on Health Sector Recovery from Disasters</title>
        <description>DISTINGUISHED PARTICIPANTS AND GUESTS;</description>
        <pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <link>http://www.wpro.who.int//regional_director/speeches/docs/japan-5mar2013/en/index.html</link>
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        <title>Speech by the Regional Director at the Policy Briefing on Progress of China's Health-care Reform</title>
        <description>Distinguished guests, 
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        <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 09:13:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <link>http://www.wpro.who.int//regional_director/speeches/2013/speech-chn-26feb2013/en/index.html</link>
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        <title>Opening Remarks by Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at Workshop on procedure for Expedited Review for Imported Prequalified Vaccines for use in Immunazation Programmes</title>
        <description>DISTINGUISHED PARTICIPANTS AND COLLEAGUES, 
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
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        <pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2012 01:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <link>http://www.wpro.who.int//regional_director/speeches/2012/speech-epi-3dec2012/en/index.html</link>
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        <title>Remarks by Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at the Launch of Health at a Glance: Asia/Pacific 2012</title>
        <description>	Good morning distinguished participants from Asia-Pacific Countries, my colleagues from various WHO regional offices and to our partners from the OECD.

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        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 05:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <link>http://www.wpro.who.int//regional_director/speeches/2012/speech-hsd-27nov2012/en/index.html</link>
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        <title>Opening Remarks by Dr Shin Young-soo WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific at the Implementation of the WHO FCTC in the Western Pacific Region: Achievements and Challenges  </title>
        <description>Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen:</description>
        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
        <link>http://www.wpro.who.int//regional_director/speeches/2012/speech-fctc-14nov2012/en/index.html</link>
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        <title>Closing Remarks by Dr Shin Young-soo, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at the Asia-Pacific Leadership and Policy Dialogue for Women’s and Children’s Health</title>
        <description>Colleagues, ladies and gentlemen:
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        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate>
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