News releases 2012
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WHO country offices launch new websites
21 December 2012 -
WHO provides immediate health sector response to damage caused by tropical cyclone Evan in Samoa
18 December 2012 -
WHO supports health response in communities damaged by Typhoon Pablo
13 December 2012 -
Working to remove barriers to health care for people with disabilities
10 December 2012 -
On World AIDS Day, WHO draws attention to the alarming rise of new HIV infections among men who have sex with men and transgender people in Asia
30 November 2012 -
Oversight body confirms WHO Western Pacific Region’s polio-free status
29 November 2012 -
Working with Asian countries to improve information-sharing in food safety emergencies
26 November 2012 -
WHO hails political leaders' support for malaria plan
23 November 2012 -
Working for road safety to save lives
16 November 2012 -
Western Pacific on track to achieve key tuberculosis target
15 November 2012 -
World Diabetes Day 2012 focuses on children's protection
13 November 2012 -
China eliminates maternal and neonatal tetanus
30 October 2012 -
Cambodia launches campaign against drunk driving
24 October 2012 -
WHO calls for action on injury and violence prevention
15 October 2012 -
Four out of five people who are blind do not need to be
10 October 2012 -
Preventing drowning in the Philippines
3 October 2012 -
Western Pacific Region nearing 2012 milestone in hepatitis B control
27 September 2012 -
WHO calls for strategic investments in HIV to halt new infections
27 September 2012 -
Scale up measures to counter artemisinin-resistant malaria, WHO urges
27 September 2012 -
WHO urges increased investments in health for achieving universal health coverage
26 September 2012 -
WHO calls for setting targets and indicators to intensify efforts against noncommunicable diseases
26 September 2012 -
WHO pushes for Healthy Settings approaches to safeguard people's health
26 September 2012 -
WHO urges countries to meet health-related MDGs
26 September 2012 -
WHO gives full support to Australia's plain tobacco packaging
26 September 2012 -
WHO's governing body reviews IHR implementation in the Western Pacific Region
26 September 2012 -
Countries in the Western Pacific Region push for measles elimination
26 September 2012 -
Seven neglected tropical diseases set for elimination
26 September 2012 -
WHO alarmed by high level of violence and injuries
25 September 2012 -
WHO calls for expanded nutrition interventions to avert child deaths
25 September 2012 -
WHO's work in the Western Pacific Region under review
24 September 2012 -
WHO to hold major regional meeting in Viet Nam
17 September 2012 -
WHO expresses alarm over bill on breastfeeding in the Philippines
12 September 2012 -
WHO urges strengthening of protective factors against suicide
9 September 2012 -
Upgrading WHO's office in Solomon Islands
6 September 2012 -
Reviewing WHO's work in the Western Pacific
18 August 2012 -
Regional Director Shin praises China's commitment to health
17 August 2012 -
WHO welcomes landmark decision from Australia's High Court on tobacco plain packaging act
15 August 2012 -
Banning serological test kits to fight drug-resistant tuberculosis
14 August 2012 -
WHO supports World Heritage Sites to go
smoke-free
27 July 2012 -
World Hepatitis Day in the Western Pacific Region
26 July 2012 -
Cambodia starts education campaign, enhanced surveillance for hand, foot and mouth disease
25 July 2012 -
Good news greets WHO malaria head on visit to Papua New Guinea
22 July 2012 -
WHO's Chan awards China's Chen Zhu for tobacco control
18 July 2012 -
Severe hand, foot and mouth disease killed Cambodian children
12 July 2012 -
Cambodia presses fight against artemisinin-resistant malaria
11 July 2012 -
Update on investigation of unknown disease in Cambodia – 8 July 2012
7 July 2012 -
Update on investigation of the unknown disease in Cambodia – 6 July 2012
6 July 2012 -
Health Ministry investigates unknown disease reported in Cambodia
4 July 2012 -
Pacific island countries push for higher tobacco taxation
15 June 2012 -
Every blood donor is a hero
12 June 2012 -
Malaysia releases its first Global Adult Tobacco Survey
10 June 2012 -
ASEAN Dengue Day: One Year On
8 June 2012 -
WHO hits back at the tobacco industry
29 May 2012 -
WHO awardees for the Western Pacific
27 May 2012 -
WHO donates incubators, drug refrigerator for children's ward in Kiribati
30 April 2012 -
World Malaria Day: Sustain gains. Save Lives. Invest in Malaria.
23 April 2012 -
Western Pacific closes in on its measles elimination target
22 April 2012 -
WHO Western Pacific Region celebrates Immunization Week 2012
20 April 2012 -
Countries must recognize alcohol abuse as grave public health threat
19 April 2012 -
Pacific Open Learning Health Net progresses in Vanuatu
17 April 2012 -
WHO collaborating centre for tobacco control launches in Hong Kong
9 April 2012 -
World Health Day 2012: Adding life to years
4 April 2012 -
WHO Offers Technical Support to Fiji Flood Response
3 April 2012 -
Fiji flood emergency: WHO advises public to prevent diseases
3 April 2012 -
Director-General Chan designates WHO collaborating centre in Western Pacific
30 March 2012 -
WHO launches “blue ribbon” campaign to inform about tobacco smoke’s harms
25 March 2012 -
WHO urges Member States to accelerate fight against TB
24 March 2012 -
New report reveals high prevalence of betel, tobacco chewing in Western Pacific
23 March 2012 -
Chan, health ministers: Use WHO FCTC to defend against tobacco industry
21 March 2012 -
WHO supports higher tobacco taxes in the Philippines, expresses concern about upcoming tobacco exposition
12 March 2012 -
WPRO unveils new website
12 March 2012 -
The Great East Japan Earthquake
A tale of a devastating natural disaster, a tale of human compassion
11 March 2012 -
WHO marks International Women's Day by stressing "Empower rural women: end hunger and poverty"
7 March 2012 -
Good news on the malaria front
28 February 2012 -
The unfinished business of leprosy control
16 February 2012 -
Final push needed to address leprosy in Western Pacific
13 February 2012 -
Don't be a cancer statistic
4 February 2012 -
Be aware; beat cancer
3 February 2012