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RCM75 Exhibition
21-25 October 2024
Welcome to the first exhibition of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Western Pacific. This exhibition was designed to showcase the bold visions and best practices of Member States and WHO across the Region. It represents various health topics that the Member States will discuss during this year’s Regional Committee meeting. This exhibition is a small but important step to reflect our deep mutual commitment to embrace new ideas, talk to multisectoral partners, and work together for a stronger and healthier Region.
All delegates to the seventy-fifth session of the Regional Committee are welcome to visit the exhibits inside the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office in Manila, Philippines.
Grab a postcard and have it stamped by visiting every exhibitor. Collect all six stamps to avail of a commemorative pin. You will also have the opportunity to be part of the commitment of Weaving Health for All.
Discover more with us!
Weaving health for all
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Models of climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health-care facilities
The effects of climate change and environmental hazards drive negative impacts on human health and unprecedented pressure on health systems and facilities. Health systems are vulnerable to climate change, but they also contribute to the problem. As climate change impacts intensify, health systems have the double responsibility of building resilience while reducing their carbon footprint.
Climate-resilient and environmentally sustainable health-care facilities (CRESHCF) are those capable of anticipating, responding to, coping with, recovering from, and adapting to climate-related shocks and stress. This exhibit is linked with the Regional Committee panel discussion on Day One on climate resilient and environmentally sustainable health-care facilities. It will demonstrate examples and physical models of innovative solutions to make health facilities more environmentally sustainable and resilient, and promote networking and experience sharing.
Guided Tour Times
- Mon and Wed @ 15:15 (15 mins)
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Museum of Health Futures
Explore the future of health in the Western Pacific at the Museum of Health Futures. This exhibit showcases 15 future artefacts, co-created through participatory foresight activities with WHO staff and partners, alongside 15 key historical artefacts representing major public health milestones. Discover how these paired artefacts reflect both past achievements and future possibilities in public health. Join us for a thought-provoking journey through time, designed to inspire and inform.
Access the guide for further reflection
Guided Tour Times
- Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri @ 08:00 (30 mins)
- Mon, Thu, Fri @ 12:00 (30 mins)
- Thu @ 17:00 (30 mins)
Shuttle service will be provided from the hotels to attend the Museum of Health Futures morning guided tours.
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Reaching the unreached: Map explorer in the Western Pacific
Discover the unreached areas of the Western Pacific Region. This exhibit showcases an interactive web-based map application that helps users explore geographically underserved populations across the Region. The map tool visualizes high-resolution contextual data, down to smaller administrative unit or population clusters, using some proxy indicators for population vulnerability and health access. The exhibit sheds light on health inequities in the Region and emphasizes the critical role of data-driven health interventions in reaching the unreached populations.
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Dangers of e-cigarettes and deceitful tactics of the tobacco industry
New and emerging tobacco and nicotine products such as heated tobacco products, e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches have penetrated the markets across the Region over the past years, recruiting new generations of users. These products are often marketed as less harmful or healthier options compared to conventional cigarettes through aggressive marketing tactics. This exhibit shows examples of new and emerging tobacco and nicotine products and the tactics used by the tobacco and related industries to attract young people and children and to undermine tobacco control efforts. The exhibit also offers a data station to explore how countries are regulating tobacco products and e-cigarettes
WPRO’s e-cigarette briefer
Tobacco control in the Western Pacific
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WPRO health equity at a glance
Embark on an exploratory journey into health equity. Through the latest WHO Western Pacific regional dashboard, users can now swiftly locate their country, select priority health indicators, and explore how they interact with social and geospatial factors. Armed with these insights, stakeholders are better equipped to prioritize and implement strategies aimed at fostering inclusive health outcomes for all.
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Strengthening health emergency response capacities in the Western Pacific
This exhibit will showcase WHO’s support for health emergency responses in the Western Pacific Region across Emergency Medical Teams (EMTs), the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), Operations Support and Logistics (OSL), and Public Health Emergency Operations Centres (PHEOCs). The booth will feature:
- Videos of EMTs in training and deployment, and GOARN field training
- Photos of WHO and partners working together in recent health emergencies
- Print copies of Western Pacific Surveillance & Response (WPSAR) articles on EMTs and GOARN
- GOARN merchandise and opportunities to join the network
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Collaborative Art for Eye and Mental Health
Two collaborative art pieces unveiled during the “See What You Feel and Love Through the Art of Mutual Collaboration” activity in commemoration of World Sight Day 2024 and World Mental Health Day 2024, involved four invited artists from the Western Pacific and over 50 members of the WHO Western Pacific Regional Office. The paintings, representing an eye and a heart, symbolize what people most love to see in their lives and the importance of promoting mental health at work. WHO's ongoing efforts to improve both eye health and mental health for all rely on an integrated approach, a theme central to the new WHO WPRO vision document, “Weaving Health for Families, Communities, and Societies in the Western Pacific Region”. The artworks reflect this shared focus on collaboration, originating from the Noncommunicable Diseases and Mental Health and Substance Use Units of the Division for Programmes for Disease Control.
See the paintings:
- Eye Health: Eye Health in Mutual Collaboration.
- Mental Health: Harmony in the Workplace.
Learn more about mental health