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      19 July 2024
      Media release

      WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific hands over EU-funded oxygen plants to Cook Islands and Niue

      3 May 2024
      Joint News Release

      Joint External Evaluation in Kingdom of Tonga marks a significant milestone in the country’s commitment to strengthening health security

      23 April 2024
      News release

      WHO Regional Director visits Samoa and American Samoa

      4 March 2024
      News release

      Study finds Pacific accounts for 9 of the 10 most obese countries in the world

      22 November 2023
      News release

      WHO launches new toolkit for Pacific climate advocates ahead of COP28

      10 November 2023
      Joint News Release

      Pacific experts gather in Fiji to boost communication capacity during emergencies

      3 November 2023
      Joint News Release

      Samoa advances national health security through its first Joint External Evaluation in partnership with the World Health Organization

      22 September 2023
      Media release

      Pacific health leaders commit to action to tackle emerging and persistent challenges

      26 July 2023
      Joint News Release

      WHO and UNDP launch US$17.85 million Global Environment Facility-funded project supporting climate resilient health systems in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

      7 June 2023
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      Call for applications: WHO Healthy Islands Recognition 2023

      19 May 2023
      Media release

      Kiribati’s climate resilience set to get a boost with support from WHO and KOICA

      16 May 2023
      Joint News Release

      Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services inaugurates new oxygen plant with support from WHO and EU

      24 April 2023
      Joint News Release

      Ministry of Health, WHO and EU partner to boost access to medicinal oxygen in Vanuatu

      7 April 2023
      Joint News Release

      Let’s build on 75 years of health progress in the Pacific to achieve a healthier future: Tonga Ministry of Health, SPC, WHO

      10 March 2023
      News release

      WHO provides water, sanitation and hygiene supplies to healthcare facilities in Fiji

      29 December 2022
      Joint News Release

      Kiribati establishes national emergency medical team KIRIMAT to strengthen response to disasters and outbreaks

      20 December 2022
      Joint News Release

      Marshall Islands Medical Assistance Team (MI-MAT) trains to rapidly respond during emergencies

      8 December 2022
      Joint News Release

      Tonga launches new laboratory to test for COVID-19 and other diseases

      19 November 2022
      Joint News Release

      Fiji, the UN and partners deploy medical personnel and supplies in solidarity with Tuvalu’s COVID-19 response effort

      11 November 2022
      Media release

      Tuvalu responds to the country’s first community transmission of COVID-19

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      19 July 2024
      Media release

      WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific hands over EU-funded oxygen plants to Cook Islands and Niue

      3 May 2024
      Joint News Release

      Joint External Evaluation in Kingdom of Tonga marks a significant milestone in the country’s commitment to strengthening health security

      23 April 2024
      News release

      WHO Regional Director visits Samoa and American Samoa

      4 March 2024
      News release

      Study finds Pacific accounts for 9 of the 10 most obese countries in the world

      22 November 2023
      News release

      WHO launches new toolkit for Pacific climate advocates ahead of COP28

      10 November 2023
      Joint News Release

      Pacific experts gather in Fiji to boost communication capacity during emergencies

      3 November 2023
      Joint News Release

      Samoa advances national health security through its first Joint External Evaluation in partnership with the World Health Organization

      22 September 2023
      Media release

      Pacific health leaders commit to action to tackle emerging and persistent challenges

      26 July 2023
      Joint News Release

      WHO and UNDP launch US$17.85 million Global Environment Facility-funded project supporting climate resilient health systems in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

      7 June 2023
      News release

      Call for applications: WHO Healthy Islands Recognition 2023

      19 May 2023
      Media release

      Kiribati’s climate resilience set to get a boost with support from WHO and KOICA

      16 May 2023
      Joint News Release

      Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services inaugurates new oxygen plant with support from WHO and EU

      24 April 2023
      Joint News Release

      Ministry of Health, WHO and EU partner to boost access to medicinal oxygen in Vanuatu

      7 April 2023
      Joint News Release

      Let’s build on 75 years of health progress in the Pacific to achieve a healthier future: Tonga Ministry of Health, SPC, WHO

      10 March 2023
      News release

      WHO provides water, sanitation and hygiene supplies to healthcare facilities in Fiji

      29 December 2022
      Joint News Release

      Kiribati establishes national emergency medical team KIRIMAT to strengthen response to disasters and outbreaks

      20 December 2022
      Joint News Release

      Marshall Islands Medical Assistance Team (MI-MAT) trains to rapidly respond during emergencies

      8 December 2022
      Joint News Release

      Tonga launches new laboratory to test for COVID-19 and other diseases

      19 November 2022
      Joint News Release

      Fiji, the UN and partners deploy medical personnel and supplies in solidarity with Tuvalu’s COVID-19 response effort

      11 November 2022
      Media release

      Tuvalu responds to the country’s first community transmission of COVID-19

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      19 July 2024
      Media release

      WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific hands over EU-funded oxygen plants to Cook Islands and Niue

      3 May 2024
      Joint News Release

      Joint External Evaluation in Kingdom of Tonga marks a significant milestone in the country’s commitment to strengthening health security

      23 April 2024
      News release

      WHO Regional Director visits Samoa and American Samoa

      4 March 2024
      News release

      Study finds Pacific accounts for 9 of the 10 most obese countries in the world

      22 November 2023
      News release

      WHO launches new toolkit for Pacific climate advocates ahead of COP28

      10 November 2023
      Joint News Release

      Pacific experts gather in Fiji to boost communication capacity during emergencies

      3 November 2023
      Joint News Release

      Samoa advances national health security through its first Joint External Evaluation in partnership with the World Health Organization

      22 September 2023
      Media release

      Pacific health leaders commit to action to tackle emerging and persistent challenges

      26 July 2023
      Joint News Release

      WHO and UNDP launch US$17.85 million Global Environment Facility-funded project supporting climate resilient health systems in Kiribati, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

      7 June 2023
      News release

      Call for applications: WHO Healthy Islands Recognition 2023

      19 May 2023
      Media release

      Kiribati’s climate resilience set to get a boost with support from WHO and KOICA

      16 May 2023
      Joint News Release

      Solomon Islands Ministry of Health and Medical Services inaugurates new oxygen plant with support from WHO and EU

      24 April 2023
      Joint News Release

      Ministry of Health, WHO and EU partner to boost access to medicinal oxygen in Vanuatu

      7 April 2023
      Joint News Release

      Let’s build on 75 years of health progress in the Pacific to achieve a healthier future: Tonga Ministry of Health, SPC, WHO

      10 March 2023
      News release

      WHO provides water, sanitation and hygiene supplies to healthcare facilities in Fiji

      29 December 2022
      Joint News Release

      Kiribati establishes national emergency medical team KIRIMAT to strengthen response to disasters and outbreaks

      20 December 2022
      Joint News Release

      Marshall Islands Medical Assistance Team (MI-MAT) trains to rapidly respond during emergencies

      8 December 2022
      Joint News Release

      Tonga launches new laboratory to test for COVID-19 and other diseases

      19 November 2022
      Joint News Release

      Fiji, the UN and partners deploy medical personnel and supplies in solidarity with Tuvalu’s COVID-19 response effort

      11 November 2022
      Media release

      Tuvalu responds to the country’s first community transmission of COVID-19

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