WHO commends Shanghai’s move to create 100% smoke-free public places Ensuring compliance and enforcement of the law essential
Strong GP network is vital for a Healthy China
Hepatitis treatment: Turning promise into reality
Up to 10 million people in China could die from chronic hepatitis by 2030 – Urgent action needed to bring an end to the ‘silent epidemic’
Report Recommends Deeper Healthcare Reforms in China
Joint WHO-UNAIDS Statement re HIV information leak
WHO congratulates Beijing, calls for national smoke-free law
Scale of traffic deaths and injuries constitutes ‘a public health crisis’ – Safe roads contribute to sustainable development
Tobacco tax increase results in decreased tobacco consumption
Eradication of polio one step closer for China, and the world
WHO statement on notification of withdrawal of the United States
WHO and The Lancet spotlight social prescribing in new Western Pacific series
Western Pacific Region achieves milestone: 19 countries complete comprehensive health information system assessments
Strengthening health workforce capacity to tackle NCDs in the Pacific: WHO and the Korea Foundation for International Healthcare sign a donor agreement on UHC Day
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Chile becomes the first country in the Americas to be verified by WHO for the elimination of leprosy
Recommendations for influenza vaccine composition for the 2026-2027 northern hemisphere season
Denmark becomes first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis
WHO Director-General visits Jordan to recognize strong collaboration on health system delivery, emergency relief and advancing mental health
