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Manila, Philippines (2019)
The seventieth session of the World Health Organization Regional Committee for the Western Pacific was held in Manila, Philippines from 7 to 11 October 2019.
Resolutions and decisions
News releases
Region’s leaders discuss need to protect health in relation to climate change and the environment
Region’s health leaders pledge to tackle antimicrobial resistance and strengthen tobacco control
Regional action to protect children from harmful impact of food marketing and promote healthy ageing
Health ministers endorse WHO five-year plan to make the Western Pacific the healthiest, safest region
Regional health leaders gather to discuss priority issues, agree World Health Organization actions
Kiribati eliminates lymphatic filariasis
Speeches
7 October 2019
Address by WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at the Seventieth session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific
Keynote address by Dr Takeshi Kasai, Regional Director for the Western Pacific, at the 70th session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific
Address by the Outgoing Vice-Chairperson, Dr Lam Pin Min, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Transport & Ministry of Health, Republic of Singapore at the 70th Regional Committee Meeting of the Western Pacific
Address by the Incoming Chairperson Hon Park Neunghoo, Minister of Health, Republic of Korea, at the Seventieth Session of the WHO Regional Committee for the Western Pacific
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