Tag: World Health Organisation

Pacific Media Watch The World Health Organisation has pledged to "hit hard" against the deadly coronavirus while saying there is hope and "we are not defenceless". WHO...

By RNZ News A man has died of the Wuhan coronavirus outside China, and any foreign travellers who leave from or transit through China will...

By RNZ News The first Australian case of Wuhan coronavirus has been confirmed, with a man being held under isolation in a Melbourne hospital. News of...

Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Japan's candidate, Dr Takeshi Kasai, has been elected as the next World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for the Western Pacific. Health...

The Western Pacific post for the World Health Organisation is a vitally important role for the region. However, reports Sri Krishnamurthi for Asia Pacific...

By Jamie Tahana, RNZ Pacific journalist When Max Manape received the confirmation in Papua New Guinea his heart sank. A 22-month-old girl had been diagnosed...

By Barbara Dreaver Battlelines are being drawn as New Zealand and Pacific countries lobby for an important appointment at the World Health Organisation. The region's health...

By Hans Nicholas Jong in Jakarta With few commitments to curb cigarette consumption, Indonesia is poised to have the largest population of smokers in the...

Pacific Media Centre By Losalini Bolatagici in Suva Fiji and other Pacific Island nations have been warned about the mosquito-borne Zika virus. The Secretariat of the Pacific...

Report from Noumea by the Pacific Community Educator and health policy specialist Dr Audrey Aumua has been appointed as Deputy Director-General of the Pacific Community...