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World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific

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World Health Organization (WHO) Western Pacific

@WHOWPRO

World Health Organization @WHO in the Western #Pacific Region, 🏠 to 2.2B in #Asia & #Oceania. See our tweets for health advice. Our Regional Director: @rd_wpro

Manila, Philippines

who.int/westernpacific

Born April 7

Joined October 2015

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Drug-resistant infections are on the rise. How we diagnose them matters as much as we treat them. WHO Western Pacific has developed a practical manual to help clinicians and health workers order the right diagnostic test, for the right patient, at the right time, and act on
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Daily life along the Mekong River and its tributaries – fishing, bathing, washing – can expose communities to #schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease -causing liver damage and severe health complications. Photos © WHO / Phoonsab Thevongsa & Vibol Chan
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With support from China, Switzerland and WHO, Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic are combining mass treatment, improved sanitation, and health education to eliminate this disease by 2030.
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🔗 Read how cross-border collaboration is making elimination possible: who.int/cambodia/news/…
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Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala
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A momentous day for health security in Mongolia - and the wider Western Pacific Region! We at @WHO handed over a range of laboratory equipment to the National Center for Zoonotic Diseases in Ulaanbaatar - a donation made possible through The @Pandemic_Fund, under the project
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There are moments in life that will always stay with you. My visit to #Mongolia's National Center for Maternal and Child Health in Ulaanbaatar was one such moment. Every day, the Center protects and improves the lives of women and children. And we at @WHO recognize its
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Mongolia scales up capacity for prevention and control of zoonotic diseases (Mongolian below) Zoonotic diseases — infections that pass from animals to people — remain a risk in Mongolia, as herding families live in close contact with livestock and wildlife across vast
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Learn more about the webinar:
Clinical Diagnostic Stewardship – An integral component of the national AMR response
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Download the manual: bit.ly/3S4m1S9
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Strengthening Childhood Cancer Care: Visit of the WHO Regional Director to NCMCH, UNICEF Mongolia (Mongolian below) On 15 June 2026, Dr. Saia Ma’u Piukala @RD_WPRO, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific, visited the National Center for Maternal and Child Health (NCMCH)
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.@WHO Western Pacific countries and areas endorsed a new policy brief on multi-source surveillance at the recent Asia Pacific Health Security Action Framework #APHSAF Stakeholders Meeting. The policy brief addresses a critical gap: traditional disease-specific data systems often
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By systematically pooling multiple data streams into a single, joint analysis, countries can fill vital information gaps and make faster, more accurate decisions before and during health emergencies. Multi-source surveillance delivers 3️⃣ distinct advantages: 📊 Accurate
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➡️ Learn more: bit.ly/3QoJdtM
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🩸 This #WorldBloodDonorDay, WHO, @DrTedros and @ENHYPEN are proud to join together in recognizing the life-saving impact of blood donors around the world. Blood donation is more than a medical act. Together, donors form a lifeline that connects and protects people everywhere
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🇲🇳Welcome back to Mongolia, Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala , WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific (Mongolian below) Arriving in Ulaanbaatar on 14 June 2026, Dr Piukala @RD_WPRO began his second official visit to the country, reaffirming WHO's strong partnership with the
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📣 Registration extended – the Alcohol Marketing Webinar has been moved to 25 June 2026 at 10:00-11:30 AM Manila time (GMT+8). Alcohol is one of the most heavily marketed consumer products globally – reaching mass audiences through sports sponsorships, digital platforms and
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How can we apply lessons learned from restrictions on tobacco and breastmilk substitutes marketing? Register here:
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📣 Registration extended – the Alcohol Marketing Webinar has been moved to 25 June 2026 at 10:00-11:30 AM Manila time (GMT+8). Alcohol is one of the most heavily marketed consumer products globally – reaching mass audiences through sports sponsorships, digital platforms and
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It’s like a Drop of Love🩸 @ENHYPEN joins WHO this #WorldBloodDonorDay to share the love: #GiveBlood and save lives bit.ly/2026GiveBlood
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🩸 One Drop of Humanity. Give Blood. Save Lives. (Mongolian below) Today, WHO joined the Ministry of Health, the National Center for Transfusion Medicine, the Mongolian Red Cross Society, voluntary blood donors and partners to celebrate World Blood Donor Day 2026 and recognize
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