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Effective outbreak response reduces the risk of measles spread in the Pacific
In 2019, the Pacific saw the re-emergence of measles, with outbreaks declared in Samoa, Tonga, Fiji and American Samoa, and cases reported in Kiribati. For Samoa, the country exper ...
Vaccination vital to protect Pacific communities against measles
In response to recent outbreaks of measles in the Pacific, and as the holiday season nears, UNICEF and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are urging the public to ensure they are ...
SOLMAT Ready for Action
Cyclones, floods, tsunamis, earthquakes, or disease outbreaks: if disaster strikes, Solomon Islands Emergency Medical Teams (SOLMAT) will be ready to respond, providing lifesaving ...
Solomon Islands Measles Campaign Under Way
An intensive measles and rubella vaccination campaign was launched in Solomon Islands on October 14, with the aim of immunising 90,000 children in communities across the country. ...
The long and bumpy road to better health care
It’s been a long, dusty drive to get to Aola in east central Guadalcanal, through river beds and over deep ruts and potholes. But still I am not prepared for the last steep climb u ...
Protecting women in Solomon Islands from cervical cancer
Laura Teika is a young woman with big dreams, but in the Solomon Islands, cervical cancer is a threat to the futures of women like her. WHO and partners are focusing on the prevent ...
Working together to protect health after Cyclone Gita
The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with governments and partners to protect people's health in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Gita, a Category 4 storm with winds of more ...
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WHO hosts dialogue on climate change and health
The World Health Organization (WHO) Asia-Pacific Centre for Environment and Health in the Western Pacific Region hosted a dialogue with residents of Seoul, including students of th ...
Region’s leaders discuss need to protect health in relation to climate change and the environment
The seventieth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific concluded today after discussions on climate change and environmental health.
Region’s health leaders pledge to tackle antimicrobial resistance and strengthen tobacco control
Health leaders at the seventieth session of the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for the Western Pacific today endorsed action plans to fight antimicrobial resist ...
Ms Benedicte Galichet
Technical Officer, Communications & External Relations
Ms Rose Aynsley
Risk Communications Officer
