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Polynesia (France)" /> <a href="https://www.who.int/frenchpolynesia/">French Polynesia (France)</a> </li> <li class=""> <img class="lazy-navigation-icons icon-flag" data-src="/images/default-source/wpro/site-images/flags/gum.gif?sfvrsn=a93e4c3c_4" alt="Guam (USA)" /> <a href="https://www.who.int/guam/">Guam (USA)</a> </li> <li class=""> <img class="lazy-navigation-icons icon-flag" data-src="/images/default-source/wpro/site-images/flags/hkg.gif?sfvrsn=b5db17cf_4" alt="Hong Kong SAR (China)" /> <a href="https://www.who.int/hongkongchina/">Hong Kong SAR (China)</a> </li> <li class=""> <img class="lazy-navigation-icons icon-flag" data-src="/images/default-source/wpro/site-images/flags/jpn.gif?sfvrsn=249a4765_4" alt="Japan" /> <a href="https://www.who.int/japan/">Japan</a> </li> <li class=""> <img class="lazy-navigation-icons icon-flag" data-src="/images/default-source/wpro/site-images/flags/kir.gif?sfvrsn=ee77e59f_4" alt="Kiribati" /> <a href="https://www.who.int/kiribati/">Kiribati</a> 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data-src="/images/default-source/wpro/site-images/flags/nez.gif?sfvrsn=391dcc60_4" alt="New Zealand" /> <a href="https://www.who.int/newzealand/">New Zealand</a> </li> <li class=""> <img class="lazy-navigation-icons icon-flag" data-src="/images/default-source/wpro/site-images/flags/niu.gif?sfvrsn=c1c32f8d_4" alt="Niue" /> <a href="https://www.who.int/niue/">Niue</a> </li> <li class=""> <img class="lazy-navigation-icons icon-flag" data-src="/images/default-source/wpro/site-images/flags/mnp.gif?sfvrsn=f621ca92_4" alt="Northern Mariana Islands (USA)" /> <a href="https://www.who.int/northernmarianaislands/">Northern Mariana Islands (USA)</a> </li> <li class=""> <img class="lazy-navigation-icons icon-flag" data-src="/images/default-source/wpro/site-images/flags/plw.gif?sfvrsn=27dc88d6_4" alt="Palau" /> <a href="https://www.who.int/palau/">Palau</a> </li> <li class=""> <img class="lazy-navigation-icons icon-flag" 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universal health coverage, prioritize digital health</p> <div class="description"> <p>Health leaders from nations across Asia and the Pacific today endorsed action frameworks on health financing and digital health at the seventy-fifth session of the World Health Org ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item horizontal-list-item matching-height--item"> <a href="/republicofkorea/news/detail/23-10-2024-ten-additional-countries-in-the-western-pacific-region-pledge-to-invest-in-who" class="link-container" aria-label="Ten additional countries in the Western Pacific Region pledge to invest in WHO" role="link"> <div class="thumb"> <div class="background-image background-image--small" data-image="/images/default-source/wpro/regional-committee/session-75/ir_sofa5b177c5b3a3844ccac9efbd8d40654b4.tmb-768v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=b4d49358_1" style="background-image: url('/images/default-source/wpro/regional-committee/session-75/ir_sofa5b177c5b3a3844ccac9efbd8d40654b4.tmb-549v.jpg?Culture=en&sfvrsn=b4d49358_1')"></div> </div> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">23 October 2024</span> <div class="sf-tags-list"> <div class="sf-tags-list-item">Media release</div> </div> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Ten additional countries in the Western Pacific Region pledge to invest in WHO</p> <div class="description"> <p>In a historic show of support, 10 more countries in the Western Pacific Region pledged to provide an additional US$ 12.1 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) through its ... </p> </div> </div> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row" data-sf-element="Row"> <div id="PageContent_C250_Col00" class="sf_colsIn col-md-3" data-sf-element="Column 1" data-placeholder-label="Column 1"> <div class="section-heading"> <h2>Photo story</h2> </div> <div class="list-view vertical-list"> <div 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href="https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news-room/photo-story/village-leaders-support-a-stronger-health-care-network-in-davao-region" class="link-container" aria-label="Village leaders support a stronger health care network in Davao Region" role="link"> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">6 February 2024</span> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Village leaders support a stronger health care network in Davao Region</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news-room/photo-story/viet-nam-s-big-catch-up---protecting-children-through-routine-immunization-in-the-central-highlands" class="link-container" aria-label="Viet Nam’s big catch-up – protecting children through routine immunization in the Central Highlands" role="link"> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">10 July 2023</span> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Viet Nam’s big catch-up – protecting children through routine immunization in the Central Highlands</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/how-we-work/pacific-support/pacific-nations-continue-to-strengthen-laboratory-capacities-to-save-lives" class="link-container" aria-label="Pacific nations continue to strengthen laboratory capacities to save lives" role="link"> <div class="info"> <div class="date"> <span class="timestamp">21 May 2023</span> </div> <p class="heading text-underline">Pacific nations continue to strengthen laboratory capacities to save lives</p> </div> </a> </div> <div class="list-view--item vertical-list-item"> <a href="https://www.who.int/westernpacific/about/how-we-work/pacific-support/solomon-islands-medical-assistance-team-and-who-rapidly-deploy-to-support-temotu-province-s-covid-19-outbreak-response" class="link-container" aria-label="Solomon Islands Medical Assistance Team and WHO rapidly deploy to support Temotu 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